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

Back from the Canoe a Expedition in time for a stroll down to the Ogwen to view the sunset on the hills…. Evening clouds in the Carneddeau from near The Cottage Read more

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