The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Reflections

    Reflections

    A quick walk down to the waters edge at the end of the day, gave some super reflections. Even at low tide, there was plenty to see and birds to listen to… Read more

  • A Traverse of Tryfan

    A Traverse of Tryfan

    There looked to be a little bit of snow up on the higher summits, but not enough to get the winter kit out. In an attempt to maintain a little fitness in the legs after all the recent indoor climbing, I took a hike up and over Tryfan, taking the scrambling route up and over… Read more

  • Indoor Climbing Updates

    Indoor Climbing Updates

    There’s a dusting of snow on the mountain tops here, but I’ve been mostly indoor climbing at The Beacon and the Climbing Hut Climbing walls. At The Beacon, I enjoyed a great afternoon updating my provider status for the National Indoor Climbing Wall Awards (NICAS), which I have been involved with since it first began.… Read more

  • Adventure Films

    Adventure Films

    I’ve been involved with helping run a student adventure film festival this weekend. The students had the chance to submit their own films, so I had a look through some of my work photo archives and found some snippets of film, then had a go at putting it all together myself. After a bit of… Read more

  • 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

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