Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Hill Skills

    Hill Skills

    There have been some beautiful sunrises at The Cottage this week! I’ve also had a varied lot of work as well, including a couple of climbing wall trips, a walk through Menai Bridge and some maintenance work at the sailing club at Llyn Brenig. But today (Sunday 30th Nov), I’ve been out working on a… Read more

  • On Reflections…

    On Reflections…

    A forecast of some surf arriving took us out to the beach today. Although the waves weren’t due until the late afternoon, we headed over a little earlier to enjoy the winter sunshine and spent a bit of time mucking about and experimenting with capturing some reflection photos as the light was good and the… Read more

  • Forecasting Mountain Weather

    Forecasting Mountain Weather

    This weekend I’ve been at the annual British Association of International Mountain Leaders conference and AGM. As well as being a qualified IML, to be part of the organisation, you have to periodically have completed various CPD (Continuous Professional Development) courses to prove that you are current and upto date with best practice. Given the… Read more

  • On Snowshoes through Blue Sky and Blizzard

    On Snowshoes through Blue Sky and Blizzard

    My first time on snow shoes in North Wales today while witnessing some incredible weather pass by (and through!). While ascending the slopes of today’s peak, it was bitterly cold but lovely in sunny. Over Angelsey, we could see huge Nimbus clouds forming. Unfortunately, after a while it became clear that they were heading straight… Read more

  • On Criccieth Beach

    On Criccieth Beach

    We woke to find the first snows of winter coating the mountains of Snowdonia. Several scans of several weather forecasts convinced us to take a trip out west to Criccieth in the hopes of finding some sunshine to counteract the bitter cold. First stop was at Porthmadog as Neil fancied a ‘flick’ through the record… Read more

  • Snowdonia Slate Trail – Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed

    Snowdonia Slate Trail – Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed

    It was a bit of a murky morning to be setting out on a hike, but the lack of any wind meant that the low clouds and mist actually made for quite a dramatic start as I set off with Neil and Clare through the Ogwen Valley on a section of the ‘Slate Trail’. The… Read more

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