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Croatia – An Activity Holiday

Alan Cole — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0000

Another holiday? Yes, this one was booked quite a while ago and ended up somewhat shoehorned in between our recent trip to Sweden, the Traws Eryri next week, and a few upcoming weekends away as well. Fortunately, it was also a package holiday, so there wasn’t much organising to do and little in the way...

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Pen y Fan: One New Nuttall, Nearly Two

Alan Cole — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:25:02 +0000

Having recently climbed both Cadair Idris and Yr Wyddfa, I thought it might be nice if Clélia could climb Pen y Fan as well, so she could complete the Welsh Three Peaks before heading home to France. Unfortunately, we kind of ran out of time, but I got her a print of the Three Peaks...

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Getting Ready for Traws Eryri

Alan Cole — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:38:00 +0000

A while ago, Mike asked if I fancied doing Traws Eryri with him. I’m not entirely sure whether this was an invitation or revenge. A couple of years ago, we did the OMM together, and, depending on which version of events you believe, I either pushed us both rather enthusiastically or nearly broke him. Either...

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Bagging Nuttalls in the Rhinogs

Alan Cole — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0000

After summiting Yr Aran on Friday, I had a taste for bagging some more Nuttalls, and all of a sudden the weather for the weekend was looking lovely. I had a few other things I wanted to do on Saturday, so decided it would be nice to head to the hills later in the day,...

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Another Nuttall Bagged – Yr Aran

Alan Cole — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:33:25 +0000

Whilst taking Mel and Clélia up Snowdon recently, we stopped partway up the South Ridge for a snack and a chat. Sitting there on the grassy slopes overlooking the valley, our eyes were drawn to the summit to the west. Yr Aran. A summit that I’d not really clocked before. On that day it was...

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Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago: Aspöja and the Central Islands

Alan Cole — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:52:49 +0000

Day 4 This would be our final full day in the Sankt Anna Archipelago, so after a chilled breakfast we packed up, left the cabin behind us and wandered across to our kayak, where we replenished our fresh water supplies and slipped back into the calm waters. The wind had dropped off even more now,...

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Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago: Missjö to Aspöja

Alan Cole — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:59:21 +0000

Day 2 It was still windy in the morning, so we had a relaxed breakfast, packed up camp and were ready to start paddling by around 9am. Rather than head south-west across more open water towards Harstena, we adjusted our plans and decided to head slowly north, taking shelter where we could from the wind...

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Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago

Alan Cole — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0000

After a long trip to the Sankt Anna Archipelago on the south-east coast of Sweden, we finally rocked up at the Kajak Paradisetheadquarters and collected our kit. We had booked a large double kayak and camping kit for four nights and five days and were soon sitting on the grass with one of the girls...

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Yr Wyddfa South Ridge: A Quieter Way to the Roof of Wales

Alan Cole — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:50:13 +0000

I had another great day in the hills on Friday with Clélia and Mel. Several plans were floated, but with Mel heading back to France soon, we thought we should at least summit Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) before she left Wales. It is the highest mountain in Wales after all, even if it isn’t my favourite....

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Bees, Bikes, Burgers, Beers and Buttocks

Alan Cole — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 +0000

The amazing summer weather continues. We haven’t seen a drop of rain for almost three weeks now, and every day has been either hot or very hot. The sea is lovely, the grass is yellow and the trails are dusty. We’re recycling bath water each day to give the struggling garden plants a drink and,...

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