Mountain Lifestyle

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  • Ropes and Rescues

    Ropes and Rescues

    I’ve spent this afternoon getting updated on the latest rescue techniques on a local High Rope Course. I don’t do much of this sort of work, but it’s been good to keep up to date as new kit is invented. This JAG pulley system was very slick and made it very easy to hoist a Read more

  • Dodging the Rains

    Dodging the Rains

    We set out from Chester this morning anticipating a day in the Boardroom Climbing Wall at Deeside, but things were looking much sunnier than anticipated. Outdoors always wins over indoor climbing for us, so we crossed our fingers and carried on to the nearest crags. It was dry when we arrived, but we had not Read more

  • On Bikes to Hoylake

    On Bikes to Hoylake

    We had initially planned to do a three day cycle tour, continuing eastwards from Chester (having previously cycled there from The Cottage), but the weather had other ideas. As a compromise and to make the most of a short dry spell, we headed north, from Neston to Hoylake at the top of the Wirral, along Read more

  • Castle Inn Climbing

    Castle Inn Climbing

    Managed to make the most of an optimistic trip over to Castle Inn Quarry, for some outdoor climbing on dry rock. Thanks to a damp start to the day and late night, there was no rush to head out. We’d had a fun and sociable night out at a local gig, dancing away to a Read more

  • A Bit of Bird Spotting..

    A Bit of Bird Spotting..

    It feels like I’ve been here, there and everywhere this week, with the only constant being that each day, for various reasons has involved a bit of bird spotting. Not my usual past time at all, but as Clare and I are still working our way back up to fitness, its been an outdoor activity Read more

  • Riding to the Roastary

    Riding to the Roastary

    Today we followed a tip off from a friend who had told us that a coffee roaster had opened a little coffee bar where they roasted their coffee. It’s a driveable distance for us, but in a valley that we don’t often frequent, so rather than drive over, we decided that it would make a Read more

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