A long time ago, whilst hiking in the mountains of Snowdonia, I came across a small man made channel of water that traversed the hillside. These ‘leets’ as they are know help to feed some of the mountain reservoirs in the area. At the time, it occurred to me that they could provide the prospect… Read more

We found ourselves back on the south side of Mynydd Mawr again today! With a sunny forecast but cold northerly winds, it was a good venue that was both sunny and sheltered. This time we chose the long ridge scramble of ‘Sentries Ridge’ and the continuation ridge above it. I’m not sure why we’d always… Read more

I got the chance to go and check out the ‘Surf Snowdonia Wave Garden’ today. It’s an artificial lagoon that has been built in the Conwy valley with a surf wave that flows from one end of the pool to the other.  I only got to try out the beginner wave, which was good fun,… Read more

Sub-prime conditions in the mountains of Snowdonia today, with persistent rain for most of the morning into early afternoon. There is a scramble near the crag of Craig yr Isfa that I’d not done, next to Ampetheatre Buttress – it’s a vegetated gully, that’s usually damp, so I guessed that today was a good a… Read more

What better way to escape the bank holiday crowds than to paddle a kayak down the Menai Straits! There was an overcast start to the day, but with the promise of sunshine on the way. We’d not been out in the boats in ages, so there was a certain amount of ‘dusting off’ required as… Read more

Memories of some boat based adventures with ‘The Captain’ All aboard the “Pop Pin”! All aboard, Uncle David’s boat! Life feels so good when one’s afloat, She’s moored up somewhere near Pin Mill, Where the Orwell guarantees a thrill, But first, you must brave a leaky row, She takes on water, but luckily slow, Then… Read more