Full moon and clear skies. After a hectic few days and a lot of driving, including a quick visit to Fort Martin, it was nice to get a bit of quiet time this evening and enjoy a moonlit walk along the old railway from Coed y Parc. Read more

48mm of rain at The Cottage last night! The rain was hammering down so hard on the skylights that it was like sleeping in a tent! Woke several times to the noise of the monsoon! We were up before 6am to head out to the beach to snatch a morning surf before working on a… Read more

Blustery day today, so not ideal open canoeing conditions! Managed to find some shelter in the lagoons of Llyn Padarn near Llanberis, where the sheltered waters were rapidly filling up with falling leaves! The skies have been super dark all day, but the rain held off until late afternoon. The wind made the main lake… Read more

An amazing day to be a rock climbing instructor in Snowdonia! What better way to start off a sunny autumnal morning, than a good bouldering session on the RAC boulders. It was only 5 degrees at The Cottage this morning – the coldest temperature since last winter – but the sun soon had us in… Read more

Spent this morning adding a bolted belay to the top of a small quarry near Llandudno so that we can use the cliffs below to do some abseiling. It’s a neat little crag, with a convenient ledge to take off from and with a slightly overhanging cliff below it. I’m keeping it’s exact location quiet,… Read more

Nice day for a mountain walk! The weather was due to deteriorate in the afternoon, but the day started beautifully. We’d not been up into the southern Carneddeau for a while, so hiked up to Pen yr Helgi Du from the A5 near Tryfan, by heading straight up the service road, which although steep, soon… Read more