Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Climbing at Marle Crag

    Climbing at Marle Crag

    I’ve been hosting an ‘Inter-Schools Climbing Competition’ today at The Boardroom Climbing Wall in Deeside. A top quality day with lot’s of young climbers giving it loads of effort, making friends and having fun. Very enjoyable indeed. Afterwards, as the weather is so good, we decided there was just enough time, warmth and daylight to… Read more

  • Snowdon via the South Ridge

    Snowdon via the South Ridge

    Another absolute belter of a mountain day, but nowhere near as warm as the blue skies might suggest. With our Norwegian Ski Tour only a month away, we’ve been getting some ‘uphill training’ in over the past few weeks. Neither of us had been up the South Ridge of Snowdon in years, so we travelled… Read more

  • Climbing on Tryfan Bach

    Climbing on Tryfan Bach

    Between a bit of work at The Cottage, I found time to nip out for a very quick climb on the rocky slabs of Tryfan Bach. The cliff sees no direct sunlight during the winter, but around this time of year it starts to catch the sun for a few hours a day. It was… Read more

  • A Double Climb Day

    A Double Climb Day

    The settled weather continues with more fine sunsets and cold crisp days! We’ve had a few visitors around The Cottage recently. The Bullfinches have returned from their winter vacation, some rouge sheep have been in and cut the grass for us overnight and there’s a big gang of goats loitering on the track outside eating… Read more

  • Aberglaslyn Gorge

    Aberglaslyn Gorge

    I had to change plans at the last minute today after waking up to find the weather not quite as expected. Looking for a bit of shelter from the icy rain and hail, I opted for the Aberglaslyn Gorge near Beddgelert. I was working with a trekking group who were developing their team skills and… Read more

  • Navigation Training

    Navigation Training

    Despite the cold northerly wind, it was a bright day again in north Wales. Although the views were great, I took my group away from the exposed shores and up into the coastal hills. My group were doing some navigation training in preparation of going on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition later in the… Read more

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