The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Sunset Spectacular!

    Woah! Just had the most amazing sunset show. It came out of nowhere after a pretty dull and damp day. Sprinted up the road to catch the end of the show – there was even a little vertical rainbow coming up out of the sea at one point! Tried to just take in the colours Read more

  • Sunset Surfing

    Storm force winds and rain all day today. Went over to Anglesey late in the afternoon to check the surf and could barely stand up in Rhosnigr on the West coast of Anglesey! Nice finish to a wild day I managed to seek out a bit of shelter at Cable Bay, where there were some Read more

  • A brief spot of fishing…

    It’s been a nicely chilled day today compared to the hectic-ness of recent days, that began with a late brunch, followed shortly after by a lunch of banana pancakes. (Top recipe – 1 Banana, 1 Egg and 1 spoon full of Flax Seeds – mix it up and pour into frying pan)… Traversing on the Read more

  • Afon Ogwen – Sunday morning white water kayaking

    Early start for a Sunday, but worth it to catch a trip down the Afon Ogwen while there was still enough water in it. Overcast and drizzly, but still unseasonally mild, which made it all the more enjoyable. Just the two of us, a heron and a couple of dippers on the river, and at Read more

  • Anglesey Storm Surf – and some dry tooling!

    Wild day to be out and about today! Southerly gales have arrived, and a good sized swell with it. There is one little sheltered spot that we thought would be working on the west coast of Anglesey, and sure enough, the gamble paid off. Where as most of the coast line was completely blown out, Read more

  • New routes at Penmaenbach Quarry

    Went over to Penmaenbach Quarry in search of some newly bolted routes today. Over on the far side of the main climbing level are a bunch of new low grade routes, which made for a nice day of rock climbing instruction. The day started of beautifully, but warning signs in the form of rapidly forming Read more

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