Walking out to meet my expedition group this morning was a real treat. My early Sunday morning stroll took me along the banks of the Menai Straits and was filled with wildlife. The were no humans to be seen, but rabbits scuttled off the path in front of me and herons gracefully floated by as Read more

On the water today. A short paddle down the ‘Swellies’ section of the Menai Straits in Open Canoes. I was helping on an expedition skills weekend for a team who are off to do some wilderness canoeing in Sweden next month. Packing and unpacking boats and campcraft skills were the focus of the day, which Read more

Between the heavy rain showers, we managed to sneak in a route on some dry rock today. After a wet-ish morning in the Gwynant Valley, we ascended to Pen-y-Pass where we luckily got a parking spot, despite a grumpy warden telling us that the car park was full! On the walk in along the miners Read more

Managed to have a proper mini-holiday this bank holiday! The sun was (sort of) out, there were (sort of) waves at the beach, and loads of friends to enjoy the day with. Starting at The Cottage, we met up with various friends during the day – some of whom we hadn’t seen for ages. We Read more

Things were looking much brighter this morning! A good day to start decking out out our new van and making it useable for our next adventures wherever they might be. Before getting started, we had a bit of a kit sort out from our last trip, and decided that this carabiner had probably done more Read more

Grim, grim, grim in the mountains today. A day for getting the fire lit and staying indoors! Gales, wet snow and generally rather unpleasant. Having said that, we did venture out in the evening to a rather wet (but excellent fun) BBQ at Rhoscolyn. Sometimes the though of getting out side is worse than actually Read more