Stennis Head and a reminder why they call it “Adventure Climbing”
Jake had a few days of a late Easter holiday spare, so much time was spent scouring weather apps to see where would offer the best scope for climbing. The […]
Category Archives: Wales
A gorgeous day at Gogarth – aren’t they all?
Back in Blighty in time to head along to the Manchester University Mountaineering Club (MUMC) and Rucksack Club joint meet at our hut in The Pass. Inevitable drizzle on Saturday […]
Flytrap on Gogarth North Stack – birthday adventure
Miserable forecast pretty much everywhere – it shouldn’t be allowed to rain on your birthday! Luckily, there’s always Gogarth! Not that Jake and I were feeling too optimistic as we […]
Gogarth Red Wall
It’s raining everywhere apart from Holyhead (as always), the bird ban is over for the year and Stan’s out – we’re off to Red Wall (of course!) Trying to find […]
The Corner
Is there a more iconic route in Britain? It might only be a hundred and some feet high, but Cenotaph Corner holds a special place in the history of UK […]
Tremadog induction
With a couple of dry days forecast it was a good opportunity to introduce Jake to the delights of Tremadog. First up was The Plumb – in one glorious 50m […]
Cwm Glas Bach
With a one hour holdup on the A55, the Sunday evening drive home through the Prestatyn and Rhyl traffic really did not appeal, especially with the weather set fair for […]
Gogarth
Once again, we got lucky with the weather. The “usual” slot for the Gogarth meet is sometime around 10th June but the tides weren’t great, so I pushed it back […]
30th Anniversary Meet and some Welsh wanderings
Little did Nick realise, when he posted a notice saying “How about forming a Mountaineering Club” on the noticeboard at PA, that 30 years later we’d still be getting together! […]
Rhoscolyn – on the Warpath!
After a week back in Blighty, mostly spent in a suit and shuffling between meetings on trains, I was frustrated to get out on some rock again. I can only […]
Pagan – third time lucky
Andy and I had had a couple of previous unsuccessful attempts at Pagan, a 3* 3 pitch E4 on Red Wall, Gogarth. Both had been aborted due to conditions, the […]
Geoff’s Beudy Meet – Another classic!
Geoff’s Beudy Meet attracted a huge turnout – I counted at least 25, which must be something of a record! Geoff’s chilli was, by his own admission, “probably his finest […]
Glorious Gower
With tides and the firing range times prohibiting a Pembroke trip, Gower was the obvious venue for a post-exam trip with Tash for some much needed R&R. After popping some […]
More Gogarth fun
Another scan of the weather map and another decision to make the 2.30hr trip to Gogarth. This wasn’t looking like a great decision as we tiptoed across the traverse a […]
Family fun in the Brecon Beacons
Fiercely competitive ping-pong, late night card school, canoeing, dawn NERF-gun raids and raft building. Throw in beer and good food and you’ve got a memorable weekend!
Gogarth – sunshine guaranteed!
We got lucky with the weather (again!), with Holyhead being about the only dry place in the country! More words and pictures at http://www.blog.rucksackclub.org/?p=4231
Sunny climbing at Ty Newedd
More fine weather was forecast for North Wales, but we left it a bit late for a Gogarth flyer, so settled instead for a trip to Rhyl and one of […]
Back to Pembroke with the Rope Gun
Jake and I had a 3 day trip to Pembroke, squeezed in between major squalls of rain moving across the region. Once again the tides were unhelpful, but at least […]
Mowing Word
More high tides at inconvenient times meant more halfway skulduggery, but some great climbing. Gorgeous weather followed by beer in the St Govans Inn. Happy days!
Pembroke – Scaries!
Mother Careys certainly lived up to its name, with waves breaking half way up the crag. Nonetheless we managed a few routes from halfway ledges.
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