The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Lighthouse Arête VS (4c)

    It’s always a good idea to check the length of the rope you are about to abseil on is long enough to reach your destination. We started out our day by abseiling down the sea cliffs of Castell Helen. We had our own abseil rope, but having found one insitu, we decided to just head Read more

  • Stand Up Paddleboarding

    Another fine day at the beach today and finishing with a quick trip up into the hills for sunset! Spent most of the day Paddleboarding around the little islands off Rhosnigr Bay. (No photos, as I didn’t have a waterproof camera with us). All finished off with a visit to the crepe shop for a Read more

  • Sunset Special

    Not a breath of wind, not a cloud in the sky and not a ripple on the ocean. It’s been a calm day weather wise. Mountains, river or beach, everywhere was in good condition today! I’ve been out of the mountains, over in Anglesey for most of the day. I’ve been with a group of Read more

  • Llyn Brenig to the beach

    A bit of boating today for a change. This time assisting with a sailing group, by driving a safety boat on Llyn Brenig.   High up on the Denbigh Moors at an altitude of over 300m, it’s claim to fame is that’s it’s home to the highest sailing club in Wales. And because of this, Read more

  • Reef Live.

    It’s been over twenty years since I first saw the band ‘reef’. I think I’ve seen them play live six times, the first time being in a dingey club in Corby with an audience made up of my me, my brother, two school friends and about three other drunk guys. Since then they’ve headlined at Read more

  • Catching up in the capital

    They say you can make new friends, but you can’t make old ones… So as an old friend of mine, who lives overseas happened to be in London this week, I managed to catch a train down to visit. Years can go by without our paths crossing, so as he had arrived in the same Read more

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