A week of all sorts once again, but not much in the way of photos… meetings, presentations and some inspiration talks in the evening from fellow mountaineers. I got to see John Porter talking about the life of Alex MacIntyre and climbing in the Himalayas followed the next day by Jon Ratcliffe describing explorations on… Read more

Today I was helping run an orienteering event – we used new ‘techno’ markers rather than the usual ‘old fashioned’ clippers. My first job was to take the map and markers and make sure they were all set out in the right place – no pressure then! The terrain underfoot was treacherous and sodden. I… Read more

We were hoping to get back up into the snow again today, but strong winds, low clouds and warmer temperatures convinced us that perhaps, more enjoyment might be sought from a lower level exploration. From the Conwy Valley, we made our way up though the shelter of the woods, past various mine shafts and a… Read more

Woke up to find a new dump of snow had been delivered overnight! I thought that I’d have to change my plan of a hike up to the ‘secret bothy’, as I wasn’t sure that the road would be passable in a minibus, but after checking the snow level against the road altitude, we decided… Read more