Just had a great evening scoot up Ordinary Route (Diff), on Idwal Slabs. Sheltered from the cold easterly wind, the rock was warm to touch in the late afternoon sun.  We started climbing at 6pm, just as the shadows started creeping up the cliff. We moved fast and stayed in the warmth of the evening Read more

After a blustery day up on the Denbigh Moors at Llyn Brenig, the April showers eventually cleared. By evening there was not a cloud left in the sky. We took a walk up on to the side of Moel Faban to make the most of the evening sun. Sheltered from the cold wind, it was Read more

Had a great walk into the Nant Ffrancon this morning in the sunshine.  After coffee with friends at The Cottage, we had hail, then more sunshine. Optimistically set off to climb in the slate quarries, but got shut down by several heavy showers.. By evening, the sun was back! Read more

With a mixed forecast of sunshine, showers, sleet and snow, we decided that we might just get away with a circumnavigation of Puffin Island today. Setting off from Pen Mon, the skies were blue, the sea calm and there was just enough tidal movement to push us along. We’d not been going long before we Read more

A day of two halves! The bulk of the day was spent very pleasantly floating around Llyn Padarn, below Snowdon running a canoe skills session. Beautifully sunny, but bitterly cold. There was even a slight dusting of snow on the hills when we arrived in the morning. Late afternoon, into the evening was spent cleaning Read more

Crazy April weather. Tropicana days are over and Antarctica is here! Been indoors in the climbing wall today. Cloudy and wet until the evening. This time last week I was camping by the Ogwen on a beautiful summers evening; at 5.30pm this evening it was 2.5 degrees and snowing at The Cottage! The clouds lifted Read more