I’m assessing a Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition this weekend. The guys are travelling by kayak and canoe from Llangollen to near Ellesmere which is way if east in England. We were up early to get the boats packed and ready at the Trevor Basin. It’s a real hive of activity, with barges and… Read more

Another beauty North Wales day and another morning spent messing about in boats! It’s been a long day though, after finishing with my kayak group, I picked up another team who are starting a canoe expedition along the canals from Llangollen. Just crawled into the tent after a 14 hour day… Alarms set for an… Read more

Spent the day with a great group of students abseiling off a cliff I’d never been to before. Great views of Conwy Castle, until the drizzle swept in and forced us into an indoor wall. Followed by a great evening with visiting friends from Kenya that I had been to university with and kayaked with… Read more

Found an ace skatepark by the seaside… Read more

The first day of Autumn today and the first time we’ve seen rain in a while! Climbed up in Cwm Silyn today. There is a ‘two star’ Grade 3 scramble that I’d not done on a buttress called Craig Fawr. We’ve climbed on the neighbouring Craig yr Ogof plenty of times, but never really paid… Read more

Coed y Parc in all it’s glory this morning Nipped out first thing along the track from The Cottage, where the autumn colours of Coed Y Parc are starting to take effect. Slate explorations Went exploring today in the slate quarries. Having climbed most of the routes that we are able to, we took the… Read more