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Kayak Skills Day
Another day on the water teaching kayaking skills today. Perfect conditions too – not a breath of wind. Then, something completely different – I’d been asked to fill a space in a football team! So before the light faded, I played my first football match in probably over ten years! Quite enjoyed it as well! Read more
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Sunset Skateboarding
After a nice day running an abseil activity, I enjoyed an amazing sunset while cruising on my skateboard all alone near the beach. The cliff we were on wasn’t that impressive to look at, but the views made up for it! All was quiet down by the sea and I actually quite enjoyed the solitude.… Read more
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Surfing Glassy Waves
Spent the afternoon on an eerie feeling beach on the west coast of Angelsey. The wind had dropped completely and dark clouds remained on the horizon, almost the same colour of the sea. The water was so still it had an almost oily look to it. Lying on my surfboard looking out to sea, waves… Read more
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Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Waves!
Woke up to an absolute shocker of a morning! Trees were getting bent over in the winds and rain was pelting down! Not ideal conditions for a walk around Cwm Idwal, but hey ho! Having had such a peaceful evening, the difference in weather was barely believable! After getting a soaking and literally stopped in… Read more
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Rowan Route, Milestone Buttress
Racing the darkness!! The sun was just dipping behind the mountain ‘Y Garn’ as we pulled into the layby below Tryfan this evening. It didn’t take long to get upto the crag (although the Rockfax guidebook time of 5mins is a little ambitious!). Then it was harnesses on, rope out and get moving! We climbed… Read more
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Fresh bolts in the slate before dark
Even with these extended sunny days, the sunsets are getting earlier and earlier. We went out to climb a new route in the ‘Never Never Land’ area of the quarry that we’d been told about this evening. Just to air on the side of caution, we packed headtorches in our rucsacks just in case the… Read more
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