What a birthday day! Way too much happened to write everything down, but in a nut shell, this is the kind of day I had… Cards and pressies over breakfast… A lunch time hook up with a friend at the coolest coffee shop in North Wales… An afternoon climbing on the Great Orme with students…… Read more

Back on the water today, but this time in kayaks. It’s been a super windy day again, which kept us confined to the sheltered lagoons of Llyn Padarn. Out in the main lake there were white horse and decent sized waves! Still, the sun shone and we had pretty good fun in amongst the sheltered… Read more

Penmaenbach Quarry at sunset has to be one of the finest views in this area. The Orme, Llandudno, Anglesey and the Conwy estuary are all in view and the rock reflects an amazing warm orange colour as the sun drops low in the sky. We timed things just right this evening, and climbed four route… Read more

With a combination of blue skies, light winds and no surf forecast, it seemed that a day on the sea in kayaks was in order! With no particular agenda, we drove to the west coast of Anglesey and headed south along the rocky shoreline towards Aberfraw. Cormerants and Osyter Catcher accompanied us as we meandered… Read more

A beautiful day again in North Wales today! We chose to go climbing at a small crag that we’d not been to in years, called Carreg Alltrum. It’s hidden down a little wooded valley and has amazing views of the south side of Moel Siabod and the Carneddau in the distance. Lightening Visit VS (4c)… Read more

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