Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Yr Esgair Ridge – a winter ascent

    Yr Esgair Ridge – a winter ascent

    An absolute dream day today. I’ve wanted to climb this ridge for well over two decades and after three failed attempts over the years, the stars finally aligned to put me, my friends, the weather, snow conditions all together at the right place and with the right time to make an ascent of what is… Read more

  • On Snowshoes to the Crib Lem Spur

    On Snowshoes to the Crib Lem Spur

    I hadn’t anticipated heading up into the mountains today, having planned some beach activities, but attempts to get to the coast were aborted after freak weather conditions left many of the roads impassable due to ice. Not to worry, a Plan B was soon hatched and the snow shoes were dusted off for the first… Read more

  • Into Welsh Winter

    Into Welsh Winter

    After a few days of family fun, personal admin and generally getting 2025 started back home, we didn’t have a great deal of time today for any winter mountaineering antics today. The weather/conditions didn’t look that good for it, but we did have some time off together, so went up to ‘have a look’ around… Read more

  • Photo Moments from 2024

    Photo Moments from 2024

    I’m sitting on the sofa in the Snug at The Cottage on New Years Day 2025, having arrived here in the early hours of this morning. It’s stormy outside and cosy inside, so a perfect afternoon to scroll back through the thousands of photos that provide little snapshots into some of the wonderful adventures of… Read more

  • One Last Swim!

    One Last Swim!

    Last day of 2024, last day of our self titled ‘Trans-Algarvian Bike Expedition, last day in Portugal and last chance for a swim in the sea this year! It turns out, that Faro has quite a lot of beach, very close to the city. For €3.90 a ferry took us out to one of the… Read more

  • Back to the Start

    Back to the Start

    Today’s mission was to get back to Faro and return the bikes. There is a big swimming pool outside where we are staying, which almost tempted us for a morning dip, but we decided that the sea was a better option as it was warmer and probably cleaner! We had until 13:00 before the train… Read more

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