I’m back in the Peak District for the first time in a couple of years. I’m working with a group of students on another rock climbing expedition and we’re staying below Kinder Scout near Edale. We’re based in a beautiful bunkhouse with this as the view outside. We arrived on Monday and on Tuesday I Read more

Another long day of painting, cleaning and fixing at The Cottage was remedied with an evening walk up to Llyn Idwal, where there was not a soul to be seen. Tranquility… Read more

No major outdoor adventures this week, as we’ve been embroiled in a major building project at The Cottage. In between an onslaught of builders, electricians, plumbers and engineers, I’ve managed to get a couple of glimpses of the mountains – usually in the evening once the dust has settled (some evenings there has been people Read more

We packed about three days of experiences into one today in an all action tour of south Cornwall, finishing in the dark after a glorious sunset at Sennen! We managed ascents of four great routes, while the granite glowed golden in the evening light. (Well it did for a few moments after a generally cloudy Read more

After a few thwarted attempts over the years, I finally managed to climb ‘The Long Climb’ at Lands End (well most of it anyway!). It involved an early start from Dartmoor to get over the Tamar and into the slow traffic of Kernow. The conditions were ideal as we geared up around midday at the Read more

Tricky driving conditions eventually got us to Hound Tor. (Narrow lanes, steep hedges and sheep obstacles)…. Warmed up with some great bouldering… then got to ropes out after lunch. Dave led the classic route, while I took dramatic photos! Then, after an abseil, we moved into more climbs in the pinnacles. Some tricky moves getting Read more