The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Light House Arête, VS (4b)**

    Light House Arête, VS (4b)**

    After a full on day of staff training coasteering along the lower cliffs of Anglesey, we made the most of the weather conditions by staying on to climb some of the bigger ones. We’d lucked out with the warm weather as most of the day was spent in and out of the water, practicing rescue Read more

  • Local Swimming

    Local Swimming

    Without any particular planning, the past week I’ve been swimming every day this week! A combination of warm weather has happily coincided with me being in some beautiful swimming spots, with enough time to spare to get in the water. On our way to a party on Saturday night we stopped off to ‘freshen up’ Read more

  • Here, There and Everywhere

    Here, There and Everywhere

    After arriving back from Fressingfield, we just had time for a quick walk up Moel y Ci, before getting ready for the next set of travels. I was working the logistics for a small hiking group who were starting a journey with a ride on the steam train from Caernarfon. Once they’d all boarded the Read more

  • East into England – from The Fort to Fressingfield

    East into England – from The Fort to Fressingfield

    Everyone must have got to where they wanted to be for the start of the Bank Holiday, as the roads were (thankfully) clear as we drove down to Fort Martin on Saturday afternoon for a few days of fun with the family. As always, the gardens were in full bloom and we enjoyed a walk Read more

  • Expeditioning around Llangollen

    Expeditioning around Llangollen

    I had enough time at home to spend a few hours in bed before setting out the following morning with a pre-packed expedition pack ready for two days of adventuring with some young students around Llangollen. We were staying in the town for the night in a comfy hostel, so after dropping off our bags, Read more

  • Meetings in the Midlands

    Meetings in the Midlands

    Matt and I had to change our plans of a morning on the crags to a morning of bouldering due to the pouring rain! Soon after getting my arms nicely pumped, I was back on the move again, this time by train, heading down to Birmingham for some Outdoors Education meetings. I couldn’t get a Read more

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