In recent weeks, I've spent a lot of time hill walking on my own in Scotland in preparation for my Winter Mountain Leader assessment at the end of this month. It's great practice to be on your own as all the decisions, good or bad, are down to you alone and you enjoy (or not) the consequences. There's no looking to someone else to make … Read More »
Category Archives: Hill Walking
Hill Walking in the Snow
I've spent the last two days with Vince doing a hill walking course, although this was far from normal. Vince originally contacted me back in September asking about potential dates for a 2 day hill walking course and we agreed on a mutually convenient time. Although I then advertised these dates, no one else expressed an interest - perhaps they knew something we didn't at … Read More »
First Trip to Cadair Idris
I've been walking in the hills for a fair few years now, but must admit that today's visit to Cadair Idris was a first for me. I've spoken to numerous people that have assured me what a wonderful mountain it is and have looked forward to getting there myself. I've even done various bits of work around the mountain's base but, until today, never actually … Read More »
A Day on the Carneddau
Another Monday, another mountain day! Today, Adam and I headed back to the Carneddau where, last week, we had enjoyed an unexpected epic in the snow. Although snow could still be seen on the peaks of Carnedd Dafydd and Carnedd Llewelyn, the winter conditions we had found seven days ago were long gone. In fact, most of the day was blessed with sunshine and distant … Read More »
Scrambling in Snowdonia
After my solo day in the Carneddau last week, it didn't take much to persuade me to head back into the mountains. This time I had the company of Adam, who is looking to get in additional mountain days for his log book and his Mountain Leader assessment which he is hoping to complete in January. One of the things he is looking to develop … Read More »
Personal Mountain Day in Snowdonia
It's not very often these days that I get the opportunity to head out into the mountains purely for my own enjoyment, rather than in a work context. I had hoped to get in a full on mountain day but, after doing a spot of shopping in Betws-y-Coed for some new climbing kit, I hadn't really left myself with enough time for what I'd had … Read More »
Glaciation with Ellesmere College
Today was one of those days that you get to spend a relatively relaxed day, with a great bunch of people, in glorious weather in a fantastic setting. You might say I enjoyed myself! Last year, I was asked to jointly lead a trip to Cwm Idwall with one of Ellesmere College's Geography teachers. The trip was specifically for A level Geography pupils just starting to … Read More »
A Windy Day on Snowdon
I must admit that I tend not to head to Snowdon very often. It's a beautiful mountain with lots of variety in terms of walks and scrambles, but it can be a bit of a motorway. Elsewhere in the Snowdonia National Park, you can often walk all day without seeing another soul, but this is certainly not the case on Snowdon itself. It's variety of … Read More »
Cadet Weekend in Snowdonia
This weekend involved a trip to North Wales with cadets from Oswestry School CCF. Taking advantage of accommodation at Capel Curig Training Camp put us right on the doorstep of some fantastic terrain in which to enjoy a couple of days' hill walking, introducing many of the cadets to this kind of environment for the first time. Due to the winter conditions on many of … Read More »
