Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Slate Quarry Climbing and Chat

    Slate Quarry Climbing and Chat

    We got a call from a previous student of mine, who is in North Wales for a couple of days asking if we fancied catching up – and what better way to do so, than taking a stroll into the quarries and doing a few climbs together. Since we saw him last, he’s been working… Read more

  • The Mountains of March…

    Even by my usual standards of activity, March 2026 has been a particularly busy one when it comes to climbing mountains. Either leading students, teaching on courses or with Clare and friends, I’ve climbed 25 named mountain summits in Snowdonia so far this month! No wonder I was so tired today and didn’t fancy straying… Read more

  • Along the ridge to Foel Grach (976m) – and the after party…

    Along the ridge to Foel Grach (976m) – and the after party…

    A full value day, where we seemed to have packed in a bit of everything and made the most of living where we do! With more splendid weather outside, we couldn’t bring ourselves to head to the indoor climbing wall, where we’d agreed to enter a bouldering competition. Instead, we got straight out into the… Read more

  • Cycle Scenes

    Cycle Scenes

    It was a beautiful morning for an enforced cycle to Llandudno (while the van is at the garage). Although when setting out at 06:30am, the thermometer had only reached to 3 degrees! It was a windless morning with a hazy cloud cover, which meant the views were reduced – I couldn’t even see Anglesey as… Read more

  • Snowdon via Crib Goch

    Snowdon via Crib Goch

    The stars aligned today for my mountaineering team, who were hoping to make an ascent of Snowdon. The weather was perfect, with neither cloud nor wind, everyone assembled on time with the correct kit and most importantly, there was a vacant space at the car park at Pen y Pass (unheard of these days!). With… Read more

  • Stormy Surf

    Stormy Surf

    There was a 40mph wind blowing across the beach today, so not really optimum conditions for most coastal activities. However, the direction suggested that there might be a little sheltered spot where the incoming waves might be breaking in a more rideable way, so we went off to investigate. It was a bit of a… Read more

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