Tropicana North Wales remains! Had a splendid day today, circumnavigating the lake of Llyn Padarn at Llanberis in open canoes. Sun hats, a pair of shorts and a leisurely pace were all that were required! Setting off for a canoe journey Snowdon was cloud free all day, and even though the lake was glorious, I… Read more

Sundown on the rocks at Penmaen Bach Quarry I’d heard that a new bolted climb had been put up at Penmaen Bach Quarry. It’s a north west facing crag, perfect for a sunny evening, so decided to stop off on the way home and get ’em while they’re fresh! Freshly drilled bolts I can’t remember… Read more

Summer is back in North Wales! Blue skies, 21 degrees and a light warm wind! We’ve had a busy time of things recently and spent most of the morning working at The Cottage. After a lunch, productivity started to wavier, and the great outdoors was calling, so we nipped out to the Skyline area of… Read more

Got on a different kind of wave today! I’ve been eyeing up this slab of rock for years. Every time I drive down the Nant Ffrancon from Ogwen Cottage, I can’t help but notice the huge slabs of Atlantic Slabs up on the side of Carnedd y Filiast. I’ve been up there plenty of times,… Read more

Another day, and another session in the water! This time, the surf had really picked up into something pretty feisty. Word had obviously got out that there was a swell on the way, as I’ve rarely seen the beach at Rhosnigr so busy! We surfed at Broad Beach, which luckily enough (as the name suggests),… Read more

The northern lights were spotted over the UK last night! We had a look out around midnight, but couldn’t see anything except for moonlight on the clouds. Pretty all the same… A bit of coasteering today at Angel Bay. Pretty choppy conditions and a spring tide, made it quite a tricky one to manage, but… Read more