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The un-ending cold snap that embraced the UK had one unexpected benefit in that the mountains were still snow covered in April. I was headed for the Tatras in Poland this Easter yet I looked on in envy at the fabulous winter conditions across the UK mountains being reported Read More …
It was a hastily arranged, largely un-planned attempt to give a couple of friend’s boys their first taste of wild-camping. The fickle UK weather meant the destination changed hourly until I decided we were going to Wales come hell or high-water – almost both almost came true! A dark, damp night Read More …
Unusually for Wales the 5-day forecast was showing clear weather. That usually counts for nothing with rain assured whatever the forecast, but rules are meant to be broken and the usual trek north saw me arriving at Gwern Gof Uchaf campsite to a clear sky and plummeting temperatures. Rather than Read More …
My blog has been somewhat neglected for the past few months – a combination of winter lethargy and personal ‘stuff’ to deal with, though I’ve continued to keep a watching eye on others travels and musings. I’ve also been spending more time indoor climbing – usually at Westway in London Read More …
A tortuous 5 hr journey had me arriving in moody Ogwen Valley replete with a shrouded Tryfan occasionally offering a glimpse of it’s teeth. A steady stream of showers had punctuated the journey, the next one arriving just as I pitched the Laser Comp. There’s something splendidly raw about Gwern Read More …
The forecast was correct! The weather actually seemed relatively fine as we arrived at Capel Curig late on a Friday evening for a boys weekend. The most eventful bit of the journey was realising Phillip had mistakenly (I hope) bought two crates of zero-alcohol Becks beer for the weekend, Read More …
A hastily packed few bags chucked in the boot of the car saw me leave London at 5pm on a Friday evening. I feared the worst – either a terrible journey or I’ve forgotten something crucial like my sleeping bag. Surprisingly the motorways were clear and I arrived at Read More …
With my new Laser Comp having just arrived I just had to fit in a quick trip, so I headed up to Wales on Friday afternoon. I hadn’t planned and therefore packed in a hurry, which I would regret later!. I had thought about heading into the back of Carneddau Read More …
After a stressful week at work I took Friday off with the promise of fine weather for the weekend making a pleasant change to the usual forecast – in fact I was beginning to think that the iphone weather app was stuck on the rain symbol when looking up Betws Read More …
It’s a little late but I thought I’d drop in a quick summary of our snowy exploits in Snowdonia over the New Year. No winter wild-camp, base-camp was a small hotel in Betws-y-coed, but as we drove up the weather was deteriorating as we headed west along the A5. Snow…let Read More …