Monthly Archives: April 2010

In my life I have been lucky enough to visit some amazing place from my first route in Wales top roping red, Yellow, ….. on Rainbow Slab in the snow, through trips to font during my University years. Then my … Continue reading →

Well, we did get out climbing last night. It took a bit of cunning to avoid the really strong winds, so we ended up in the bottom of Vivian Quarry, somewhere which is a popular destination for me and my … Continue reading →

I have been knocking about to day round the house and at the publishers not to mention wandering round the village, trying to achieve life’s small but important tasks. During that time I had a brew in Pete’s and scanned … Continue reading →

Last year I wrote a post after I met Andy Kirkpatrick in Yosemite, he had been writing an article on combining scrambling and multi-day backpacking in Wales. When I heard the route. I thought that it would probably end in … Continue reading →

I spent sunday in Ogwen, delivering a Mountain Day for some candiates on their Mountain Leader Training. The day looked at both the security on steep ground, leadership and the environment. It is a great day to run, as it … Continue reading →

I am sure that many locals will have read the reports in the Daily Post and other papers with interest over the employment tribunal between the Mountain leader training boards, in particular Mountain Leader Training England and an ex-employee who … Continue reading →

…labour party. Mainly because so far that is all that has been bothered to call round the house whilst I have been in. Inparticular, it was Alun Pugh who knocked on my door. So I hit him with a few … Continue reading →

If I had a pound everytime someone asked how my book was going, or the Slate Guide for that matter, I’d have enough money to buy….. well a pint or two that’s for sure! My answer has always been somewhat … Continue reading →

Well, over the weekend the slate has been busy, in particular there was a couple fo spots of vandalism. The first was by someone on Friday afternoon in broad daylight, as someone has cut a hole through the two fences … Continue reading →

I have put up a bunch of big walling course photos over on my coaching blog, showing the various things that we got up to over the weekend, as I introduced the skills needed to Big Wall. Here is a … Continue reading →