It always seems that someone you know has either just had, or is about to have, a birthday. Today is the turn of my daughter, Emily, as she turns 14. Having enjoyed a nights camping with some friends last night, during which they cooked potatoes on a fire, we headed down to the Adventure Rope [...]

Today saw the last session of this Summer’s Active Adventures program taking place on the Mere in Ellesmere. The circus were also in town and encamped on the banks of the Mere, which made it a little interesting getting the canoe trailer in and out, but we managed to squeeze through! We had a family [...]

Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett successfully managed to climb a route called ‘The Usual Suspects’ on the Isle of Harris at the weekend. Graded at E9 7a, this is 5 pitches of serious climbing by two of the top traditional climbers in the world. Thankfully for the rest of us mere mortals, the BBC were [...]