Kimberley

Friday The weekend got off to an early start, with Jolanta and Trevor exploring the hills around Nantmor and Beddgelert. Meanwhile, I tackled an impressive 75 km road ride, cycling around the perimeter of Yr Wyddfa. By the end of the day, the wind was already beginning to build, setting the tone for what would become a blustery and decidedly Baltic Saturday. Saturday Trevor, Jolanta and I headed onto the Nantlle Ridge to visit the fine peaks of Trum y Ddysgl and Mynydd Tal y Mignedd , just...

Day 1: Cneifion Arete and Y Gribin Scramble The weekend promised to give us an opportunity to take in more of what Snowdonia has to offer, and we certainly gave it a go by attacking the Cneifion Arete. The Cneifion Arete is a classic, highly popular Grade 3 scramble in Snowdonia's Glyderau range (North Wales), offering a 120-meter, alpine-style ridge climb. It features a challenging, steep "Difficult" (Diff) rock climbing start, followed by exposed, airy, and easier scrambling along the...

'We Were Soldiers' Not only did Sam and Pete head up for a 'there and back' on Friday, our Vice Chair, Phil, headed up to Llanberis and managed to get one of the last of the parking spaces available to get a training day in for his forthcoming Scotland trip, so he was loaded up with ropes and a rack. Once he'd conquered the above, he headed off the ridge to Llyn Idwal. Another fab day out.