Grim Welsh weather prevailed today, with strong winds and some heavy rain. Fortunately, there was also a descent sized swell forecast off the west coast of Anglesey. Surfing in a gale is not the most fun in the world, but a bit of local knowledge (the location of which I’m keeping to myself) meant that Read more

A wet start in Ogwen today! Left the sunny cottage and drove the 15 minutes round to Tryfan in the Ogwen valley to find low cloud and thick drizzle (as forecast!). Undeterred, we climbed the Milestone Buttress Approach scramble (Grade 3). A great little route that’s quick to get to, has plenty of protection and Read more

Out in Ogwen today. Went up from Ogwen Cottage to Glyder Fach main cliff – home of some big cliffs and splendid mountaineering terrain. I was with Emma and Dave who were keen to practice various scrambling techniques in preperation for their forthcoming Mountaineering Instructor Assessments.  It’s just under an hour up to the base Read more

After a productive (if somewhat frustrating) day or two of work in and around The Cottage, the weather dried up and allowed an early evening slate session. After a very nice (and larger than average) ice cream from Georgio’s in Llanberis, we found that time was slightly against us, as we had hoped to nip Read more

Took in a circuit of Carnedd y Filiast, Myndd Perfedd and Elidir Fawr today. It was a bright morning across Snowdonia, but there was a covering of high level clouds that were well above the summits until just after midday, when some heavy showers moved in. We were moving light and fast, but not fast Read more

Climbing in the Llanberis Slate Quarries this afternoon. After a showery morning, the rock had dried off quickly and we climbed ‘Fresh Air’ (6a). There was a real autumnal feel to the place today. Great colours, with real vibrant greens and greys under a bright but moody sky. We’ve climbed the route many times before, Read more