Monthly Archives: July 2009

I have spent the last three days teaching a couple of young lads to climb for Plas Y brenin. The young persons courses are always a lively affair, as the clients seem to have boundless energy and enthusiasm for climbing … Continue reading →

A while back I passed the Pen Y Grwryd pub on my way to work. The pub was and still is a focal point for Everest enthusiasts, as the ‘training’ route that Hillary and his men used started and finished … Continue reading →

I should really have a standard vivian quarry climbing post saved somewhere on my computer as it would save me a lot of time making them up every time, I guess someone would notice and point out I am using … Continue reading →

Angela Smith Climbing on a Plas y Brenin Rock Course this weekend A while back climbing pulled off a bit of a coupe when we had a evening at 10 Downing Street, now it has been rare that any other … Continue reading →

Well I went for another training run today, wasn’t really sure where I was going to go, I just set out from the house and started running round the lake, at the end I thought I would head up the … Continue reading →

I had to buy the Caernarfon and Debigh Herald today because of the above headline, and it would appear despite arresting 7 people who came to the area to cause trouble, the police failed miserably to control the situation on … Continue reading →

Snowdon on a good day! Well the summer holidays started at the weekend, and after having a particularly quiet time in terms of rescues. The last couple of days have really been busy. Although I was working on Tuesday so … Continue reading →

Derek Ryden of Blizzard – Stolen from this Daily Post news item If you have ever watch the Dragon’s Den then you are aware that it seems like everyone has a business idea, and that the majority don’t ever see … Continue reading →

Over my few years in the rescue team I have worked alongside several aircrews from Rescue 122 the RAF Search and Rescue Team from Valley. I was looking at the local news on the BBC and saw that Rich T … Continue reading →

The Snowdon Race is a big weekend for many people, obviously the for runner it is a challenge that has come at the end of a long preparation trying to get as fit as possible to basically put your body … Continue reading →