The Cessner at the docks at Plas Newydd I was lucky enough today to take a sail down the Menai Straits, between Anglesey and mainland Wales. I can count the days of my personal sailing experience on one hand, so can lay no great claims to being an able seaman of any kind – but Read more

Super hot day again here, so after a day of meetings, went straight up into the Nant Ffrancon valley, parked up the Cessner and took a dip in our secret swim spot. Evening shadows creeping across the Nant Ffrancon Valley Snorkelled a little way upstream and then floated back, just before the sun dipped below Read more

High temperatures and light winds today meant that a climb in the evening sun was in order. Clogwyn Bochlwyd (or Bochlwyd Buttress as it’s also know) catches the last of the sunlight, is quick to walk up to and has some great views. The classic route of the crag is a HVS (5a) over on Read more

It’s been another beauty day in the Ogwen Valley. Having spent too much time at the computer yesterday, we set out to try a climb that we’d not done on the west face of Tryfan. We managed to time things pretty well, by walking up from the A5, past Milestone Buttress in the cool shade Read more

Well it might still be warm and sunny outside, but today I’ve had a productive day working in the office. I’m getting pretty close to finishing the guidebook that I’ve been writing over the last couple of months. Lots of editing, and tweeking still to do, but the main content is finished and now awaiting Read more

Summer is back! Beautiful late afternoon climbing on Clogwyn y Tarw (also known asGribin Facet). Felt like a real treat to spend a late afternoon/evening climbing in T-Shirts on this easily accessible crag that has a high mountain feel to it. Being north facing, it is almost always in the shade, but on a late Read more