I took a small team out canoeing this afternoon. They wanted some excercise but didn’t want to be in the gym on such a glorious day – so for a ‘work out’, we raced a lap of the lake in canoes! Up at the end of the lake, some of the team even went for… Read more

Well it’s been another fine day in the Snowdonia National Park, with perfect conditions for guiding a team of students over the famous knife edge ridge of Crib Goch and up onto the summit of Snowdon. I had several plans (as usual) about which way we would ascend the highest peak in Wales, but having… Read more

There was a taste of spring in the air today; bright and sunny but with a nippy wind keeping things feeling cool still. A nice day to be out on the lake doing a spot of canoeing. The mountains looked fabulous and it felt finally like summer might be on its way?  It’s also staying… Read more

Back up into the Carneddau Range again for my fourth ascent of Carnedd Llewellyn in the last two weeks! Poor old Llewellyn is only 21 meters lower than Snowdon, but Snowdon takes all the fame and glory! It’s ranking as the second highest mountain in Wales holds so much less of an allure to hill… Read more

Just had a great bouldering session at the Beacon Climbing Centre. I was with a great group of students and everyone was in the zone for encouraging each other and working out the sequences of moves. It’s both energetic and creative, working the problems. This route took us a few goes and required a certain… Read more

Swapped ski boots for rock boots today! A friend had called yesterday to see if I fancied going climbing on Tryfan Bach – I couldn’t make it, but his video inspired us to go for an ascent today! The blistering blue skies of yesterday had gone, but there was a spring feel in the air… Read more