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  • Snowdonia Slate Trail – Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed

    Snowdonia Slate Trail – Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed

    It was a bit of a murky morning to be setting out on a hike, but the lack of any wind meant that the low clouds and mist actually made for quite a dramatic start as I set off with Neil and Clare through the Ogwen Valley on a section of the ‘Slate Trail’. The… Read more

  • Sandpaper, Sawdust & Shelves

    Sandpaper, Sawdust & Shelves

    Since the window sill project completed a few weeks ago, I’ve moved onto building a small bookcase for our climbing guidebooks with the left over lengths of wood. I had a rough idea in my head of a design that might work, so made a small ‘mock up’ version of the joints to see if… Read more

  • In and out of the mists

    In and out of the mists

    I left home this morning under a brilliant blue sky, but soon drove into a thick mist that was flowing out of the Conwy Valley and enveloping Llandudno. I was running an introduction to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and during my morning presentation, we got a few glimpses of sunshine, although the mists stayed… Read more

  • Tryfan Sunset

    Tryfan Sunset

    Once again, it was rather late to be setting out into the mountains at gone 15:30 in the afternoon, but a fine sunset was beckoning and I was hoping to move fast… Time had slipped by quicker than expected during the day, while I was busy making a lot of sawdust and preparing some measurements… Read more

  • A Greeting from the Summit

    A Greeting from the Summit

    It was late in the afternoon, after a morning of admin, when we decided to get out into the hills. The sun felt low as we walked/jogged our way up to a mist covered Carnedd y Filiast. As we neared the summit, the clouds that we’d ascended into began to thin and suddenly, we broke… Read more

  • Glyder Fawr via Seniors Ridge

    Glyder Fawr via Seniors Ridge

    More great weather in Snowdonia for today’s ‘Mountain Skills’ Course that I was running. The clouds were on, off, above and below the summits, which gave perfect hiking conditions and lots of ‘atmosphere’. From Ogwen Cottage, we ascended the ‘Gribin Ridge’ up to Glyder Fawr (1001m). It’s a steady hike for the first part, but… Read more

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