Had an excellent evenings climbing in he Ogwen Valley. Bochlwyd Buttress is only an easy twenty minute walk from Ogwen Cottage and catches the afternoon and evening sun. With not a cloud in the sky, or any other climbers about, it felt like we had the whole valley to ourselves. Although the skies were clear,… Read more

It’s only a few minutes to drive from The Cottage into the scenic Ogwen valley. Parking up below Tryfan, having only just left the house, made us feel particularly grateful that we are able to live where we do.  Up at slabs of Tryfan Bach (Little Tryfan), we climbed a few routes and were able… Read more

Third time lucky! After two aborted attempts this week, we finally got to try out our new ropes in the Llanberis Slate Quarry. The threat of rain still lingered and the winds provided a decent chill, but we still managed a couple of routes in Never Never Land.  The shiny new ropes – 8.2 DMM… Read more

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