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Some views from Y Garn
With snow on the tops of the mountains, it felt like we should capitalise on conditions, so I was back up in the hills again with an older group of students. This time we were able to access the higher peaks and set out for Y Garn from Ogwen Cottage. The winds remained light and Read more
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The first snows of winter
The north winds have blown, turning the sea into a very different scene than the calm of a few days ago. Foam from the sea was blocking the promenade in Llanfairfechan – waist deep! The cold winds have put down the first coating of snow in the mountains, so we felt we ought to go Read more
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Sea to Summit
The potential of an ocean swell never really materialized, but the calm weather did, so we kept plans as they were and went to the beach – just without surf boards… Flying lessons were taking place at the (very) nearby landing strip as we walked the length of the sands. The temperatures have really dropped Read more
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Calm Before the Storm
I’ve been following the Mawddach river over the past few days with a team of students, heading west from Dolgellau on the old railway… The weather was perfect – dry, bright and without a breath of wind – to begin with at least! Plenty of small stuff to look at along the way as well… Read more
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Stormy Surf
Wet and windy has been the theme of the past few days up in the mountains. The low cloud made it feel like it’s barely got light at times! We did find a brief bit of brightness down by the straits after a morning at Indy Climbing Wall. Nice to see our old house again Read more
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Red Sky in the Morning…
There was a fantastic sunrise this morning. Soft light on some big clouds, made for quite a hypnotic view and an ominous feel…. I was in Llandudno before the sun was up to meet the group of students that I was due to be taking up Tryfan. We were checking kit and equipment as the Read more
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