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

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