Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
OMM… no, I haven’t taken up some sort of Hindu spiritual chanting! I have however been talked into signing up for the Original Mountain Marathon (OMM). I’m not taking full responsibility of course, it’s all Lawrence’s fault. He twisted my arm and badgered me into saying I’d do it with him. It started with a...
Having missed a windsurf session on Saturday, it was time to get out in the hills for a ride. Colin had mentioned it to me in the week so I was expecting to head out with him and Steve. However, Colin went a little quiet on the subject as the weekend approached so it ended...
Following my recent scramble on Tryfan and Bristly Ridge I received a Facebook Comment from an old university friend saying: “Always wanted to do this route! Good to see you better.” Then, last week, Mike, that same university friend messaged me saying: “Heading to Tryfan / Bristley Ridge on the 10th Sept if you fancy...
After a couple of Days with Steve and Biddy – first in Ironbridge and then at the Commonwealth Games, we spent another night at theirs and then had to head our separate ways. Anna was off to the Isle of Man to visit her Mum so I dropped her at the station so that she...
The photos I posted with my last blog post about our scramble on Tryfan and Bristly Ridge earlier in the week were the ones that I took. They were therefore mainly of the scenery and of Rhys. Rhys has now sent me the ones he took which are also of the scenery, but also of...
We’ve scrambled up Tryfan’s North Ridge a few times in the past and have also wanted to do Bristly Ridge. Various things have conspired against us though and we’d never quite done it. Last time we were up there was June 2021 where the weather closed in and we were forced to head back down....
Wow! I don’t say wow very often, but ‘Wow’, what a weekend that was! A crazy weekend in Morocco visiting the markets of Marrakech and magnificent mountains of the High Atlas, with a sunrise summit of the highest peak, Mount Toubkal, at 4167m. Things started fairly frantically on Thursday afternoon while Anna was heading back...
A few people from work have been doing occasional scrambles in Snowdonia lately. The last was up Tryfan last year. There was a plan to repeat this on Tuesday and do Bristly Ridge which we missed last time. I fancied something a little different though so suggested we head to the Carneddau instead. The aim...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Montgomery to Knighton Distance: 18.87 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1181m Highest Elevation: 433m Time: 3:44:43 Av. Pace: 11:54mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 132bpm Max Heart Rate: 162bpm Calories: 1088 Totals to Date Total Distance: 549.92 miles Total Time: 103:12:39 Total Elevation Gain: 16472 Total Calories: 50629 Distance to go: 80 miles I had to do...
I like to do my best to fill the time between Christmas and New Year with activities and this year the weather seems to have been helping. Yesterday was cloudy and cold but dry at least. After checking the surf which was good I had to choose between surfing, cross biking, surf-skiing or something else....
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Bog and Bilberry Bashing in the Berwyns – More Nuttalls Bagged
Sunday, June 1st, 2025
