Wow. Conditions and timings all came together at the last minute to give one of the greatest days out in winter that I’ve ever had at home, here in North Wales. I’ve always fancied skiing right across the top of the Carneddau range and today I got my chance to do it. Not only that… Read more

Seemed a shame at first to be indoor climbing today as it was dry outside; but on arrival we found out that a climbing competition had just finished at the wall. This meant that we could enjoy a great afternoon trying out the competition circuit! As always at Indy Wall, the boulder problems are excellent,… Read more

I’m sitting here in the Coffee Shop, warming up after some early season canoeing today! I was a bit concerned that my fingers would be too cold to be of any use this morning, so made sure I was well wrapped up from the word go. As it turned out, after some morning drizzle, it… Read more

More hiking today, but this time out on the coast of Anglesey at Penmon. It’s a beautiful part of the Island (the South East tip) and today provided some dry weather and some welcome shelter from the cold Northerly winds. The mountains looked fantastic from across the Menai Straits. With the tide on its way… Read more

It’s been another great Sunday for some winter mountain walking in snowy Snowdonia. Not as sunny as last week, but much more in the way of snow today! It’s a long hike out from the village of Racub to Bera Bach, but the ascent is gradual and never too hard. It’s another pretty wild part… Read more

Took some students down to the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival today. Had been grey and wet, but there was some great evening light across the lake when we arrived. Stopped off for a brew and a quick game of chess on the way at Dinorwic Lodge with John, before going to a great lecture by… Read more