December so far.

Normally December means slowing down but I seem to be busy so far. Thus far life has included some work instructing a family gorge scrambling and abseiling, a couple of days taking friends kayaking, lots of time out with Santa for Round Table and a night out with the Sound System.

Family group in the Afon Ddu Gorge. Abseiling in Vivian Quarry.
Quick swim for Ben and Kitty on the Llugwy.

Contemplating the jump.
Caernarfon Round Table on the road with Santa.

Kev following me down a rapid at Llangollen.

Flyer for the latest night.

The night in full swing.

Pete and Nicky Visit

As Pete and Nicky were visiting this weekend I decided to take off my first weekend in months, I had definitely forgotten how nice it is. We managed to fit plenty in amongst a good few pints. Friday evening was spent messing about on Padarn Lake once I had finished the days kayak sessions. After eventually surfacing after a heavy night we managed to venture out onto Y Garn and the Glyders for Saturday afternoon for what must have been my first mountain walking day in four or five years. The weather was pretty grim but good to be out with mates.

Me playing about on Llyn Padarn.

Pete and Nicky happy to be on the water.

Pete and Kelv route finding.
The gang refuelling.

Nicky hiding from the rain on the Gribin Ridge.

New website gone live.

We have been working on the new activities website http://www.adventuresinwales.co.uk/ for a while now but yesterday it went live. Thanks very much to Pete at http://chargingarc.com/ for the design of the site and Chris at http://www.freerangedevelopers.co.uk/ for making it work.

Busy Easter Holidays.

Not really a holiday as I have been working but we are now coming out of a busy set of Bank Holidays. We have had loads of guests staying with us at Boulder Adventures which has been nice. Not run as many activities as I would have hoped but this does mean I have had time to get out and have some fun of my own. After a day’s kayaking with a group of air cadets managed an evening climb in the Llanberis Pass with Will. Also managed a trip out mountain biking over Betws way with Simon from the Dol peris, Pete from V12 and Sue from Joe Brown. We had an early off which meant the ride was cut short, regardless of this it was worth it to get out with a good gang. This Sunday just gone the Boulder staff decided we were bored in the office so went out for a coaster at the range the pictures are below.

Me at the Range

Claire at the Range
Kelly at the Range

Claire again

A most pleasent week.

Spring is here and I have been let out of the office and spent two days on the lake, firstly with a group of public serivce students and then with a group of cadets. Now looking forward to more days like this now the busy season is upon us again.

My group and I getting onto Llyn Padarn. Playing ball tag.

Not playing ball tag any more!

2011 Adventure Leaflets

The 2011 activity leaflets arrived in the office yesterday and are already making there way out around North Wales.

Morning.

Today for the first time in a long while a gang of us managed to get out kayaking before work. So that we did not waste too much time journeying we chose the Seiont as its on our doorstep. The five of us meet up at Seiont Nurseries for 7.45 to sort the kit out. From here drove up to the get in under the pylons and made it to the get out by 9.30. The Seiont really is a wonderful river made all the better by the fact that there were no wires across any of the bridges for a change. I also have to recommend the cafe at the garden centre we found it very pleasant to take in tea on coffee at the end off the river.

Lazy Night.

Not exactly my exploits but the below pictures are taken by me, they show Mark kayaking the Cwm Llan waterfalls. I was being lazy this night and did not fancy carrying my boat for half an hour up the Watkin Path.

Evening Boating.

After a day of mist, murk and rain in Llanberis biking and climbing seemed unlikely, there was no surf forecast so Mark and I made the after work trip over the pass to Capel Curig. When we got to Capel water level was low, only just runable but we made the most of it with some fun on Cobdens.

Mark boofing Cobdens.

Mark surfing a wave.