The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • On skis in Snowdonia

    Woke to a good covering of snow at The Cottage, so decided to head out with the skis and see how conditions were in the mountains. It was snowing quite hard as I drove out… …but then suddenly, the skies cleared and soon sunlight was glaring off the fresh snow. I was wishing I had… Read more

  • Expedition Planning

    It’s promising to be another exciting year of travel and adventure, but with that comes a lot of planning! Been multi-tasking between different upcoming climbing, ski touring and trekking expeditions!  It’s fine being office based when the weather is like this outside though!! Read more

  • Newbrough Beach

    Much less hilly walking today, but still a good sized hike! I’ve been out on the western tip of Anglesey at Newbrough Beach. Actually, we spent most of the day hiking trails through the forest as part of a teamwork and adventure day. Amazingly it stayed dry all day; it was raining heavily at both… Read more

  • Folklore, Filiast and Fondue

    Red sky in the morning; shepherds warning! The sky was on fire at sunrise today! A beautiful sight to enjoy while breakfasting, but a definite warning that bad weather was on its way. And sure enough, the ‘signs in the sky’ made an accurate prediction. After yesterdays beautiful weather and the colourful sunrise, the skies… Read more

  • Foel Grach (967m)

    We were out on the remote side of the Carneddau today in wonderful hill walking conditions. Due to it’s relatively inaccessible location, the summit of Foel Grach recieves much less visitors than all the other 900m+ peaks in Snowdonia. It’s well worth the extra effort involved and (if approached from the east, as we did)… Read more

  • Cold climbing at Castle Inn

    My climbing group wanted to go outdoors today, rather than into the climbing wall! Good for them! I was happy to oblige, especially as it was dry and (just about) warm enough. A lot of other climbers had also had the same idea, when it came to choosing the most sheltered and sunny crag –… Read more

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