A super blast of sunlight lit up the hills this evening. The photos don’t really do it justice, but it was quite a special moment to be out in. The light was reflecting off the fresh mountain top snow and the clouds above. Magic. Read more

Went for an afternoon hike around the south side of Snowdon, to keep the legs working and get some different views. Setting out from Nant Gwynant, we followed the Snowdon Watkin path to begin with. The weather is still bright, but has turned much colder. With it only being about 4°C we decided not to… Read more

Having had such a good day yesterday, I returned to Carreg y Foel Gron with Clare to climb some more of the routes. There was a little less sunshine, but the air was warm and we were excited to be somewhere new together. Clare started off by leading one of the climbs I’d tried yesterday.… Read more

I’ve been a bit behind with recording events this past week, but there has been plenty going on! The spell of high pressure has given us some super settled conditions and fantastic skies. This was pre-sun rise at The Cottage earlier last week… And many days have looked like this! Last Friday I had a… Read more

Another fine day with the clouds (mostly) off the summits, but with a very cold wind. No good for rock climbing, but okay for another blast up a mountain in the afternoon. We left home after lunch and began walking through the forest at around 2pm. Once out on the open mountainside, we were walking… Read more