April 1st 2015 and my second wedding anniversary! Two years ago today I was getting married on the Isle of Angelesy, on North Wales… Today, we celebrated our second anniversary in the super cool city of Santa Cruz! But not before one of our more relaxing American mornings. When Anna left early for work, we Read more

Up early again today to beat the heat and more importantly the crowds. The nearest car park to the climbing only fits ten cars, so we were pretty keen to be in one of them. To make sure we got a spot, we struck camp as soon as we woke, then had breakfast once we’d Read more

And now for something a little bit different… Our little glimpse into the world of multi-million dollar businesses in the Silicon Valley – starting with one of the worlds finest breakfasts at ‘Cafe Mac’s’ at the Apple Inc HQ. To gain access into the inner sanctum, Anna had to sign us in and print us Read more

Having had a week in the Yosemite Valley, today was a real change of scene as we became full on tourists! It started off with a splendid brunch in the funky little town of Mountain View. There didn’t seem to be much of a mountain view, but to be honest we were more interested in Read more

We got a taste of big wall climbing today, by climbing on the giant wall that is El Capitan. But not before an early morning adventure on the vast slabs of Glacier Apron Point. With a big day ahead of us, we were up early and starting up the first pitch of ‘Monday Morning Slab’ Read more

This is what great days are made of… Luck was on our side today, as we climbed one of the best routes of the trip.  The good feelings began at camp this morning though. Most of the ‘generator club’ had moved out of camp last night, so we slept peacefully until the birds woke us Read more