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

Did something completely different today. I’m quite up for new experiences, even if they turn out to be things that I’d rather not repeat! Today was a good example of taking such an opportunity, after being asked to help out with a group in the Brasgyll Valley Caves, above St Aseph. Wriggling through a small,… Read more

There’s nothing quite like messing about in boats, according to Ratty in ‘Wind of the Willows’ and on days like today I’d have to agree.  A sunny day has been spent circumnavigating Llyn Padarn in Llanberis with some students. Only a little light (but cold) wind in the afternoon, but otherwise a totally glorious day!… Read more

More stella weather and more rock climbing in the sun. I spent the afternoon with some students climbing in the sun trap that is Penmaenbach Quarry. Then moved down to Bus Stop Quarry above Llanberis for the evening session. The main climbing area was surprisingly busy, so we move onto the smaller (and less climbed)… Read more