There was a hard frost at The Cottage this morning. The forecasts had been suggesting that there might be good conditions for seeing the sunrise in the mountains. I almost went for a dawn ascent, but in the end enjoyed both a lie-in and seeing the colours from the window! Later in the afternoon I… Read more

Fine weather returns to North Wales! Joy! Perfect conditions for enjoying a bit of time hiking another section of the Anglesey Coastal Path. We started off at the estuary by Aberfraw. The tide was high, the sun was shining and all was well, except for the boat that was mored to the bottom of the… Read more

After a blustery afternoon up on the Great Orme, near Llandudno I finished the book I’ve been reading during recent travels. It’s called ‘The Wild Within’ by Simon Yates. He’s a pretty understated guy, who has done some pretty cool expeditions to some amazing places. It’s kind of a diary/biography of the last ten years… Read more

What to do on a wet and windy day in North Wales? Didn’t fancy getting in the sea, or kayaking down a river, but did fancy going climbing. Tremadog is usually the best bet in such conditions, but only the super optimistic would have bothered today. Luckily for us, that’s exactly what we are and… Read more

Out of the mountains and into the city! After a hectic few weeks and having returned from Norway, I was pretty much straight back to the airport and off again. This time though, I wasn’t dragging around a huge duffel bag full of climbing kit – I was travelling light and off to explore the… Read more

Brutally cold in the valley today! I was up at 6am again to go ahead of the group and fix some ropes as I wanted to keep the standing around to a minimum and also make sure that we were first to the routes we wanted to climb. Getting up in the cold and dark… Read more