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Fire and Ice in Kamchatka
The guys over at letsbewild.com have made one the photos from our expedition to the Kamchatka Peninsula as their ‘travel photo of the day‘! Fantastic news, and well worth checking out the rest of their website for bucketfuls of inspiration to get out there and explore, or even to submit your own photos. Photo description:
Read moreRhobell Fawr & Dduallt
Rhobell Fawr is one of the many hills people drive past on their way to Snowdonia without realising that there are in fact some pretty stunning hikes to be done in Mid Wales as well. The advantage of course is that because people flock to Snowdon or Tryfan, walks on the periphery of the National [...]
Read morePumlumon Fawr
Although it was pretty cold and dry for the last week, Ingo and I suffered the elements quite heavily on our hike up Pumlumon Fawr yesterday. Not that it dampened spirits at all – the walk is a pretty good one, with plenty of variation and also away from the usual crowds on Cadair or [...]
Read moreFire and Ice in Kamchatka
Bordering the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ lies Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula – a territory twice the size of Great Britain yet containing a population no more than that of Cardiff. Apart from being a vast wilderness, the region is renowned for its high volcanic activity and is what attracted Colin and myself to organise a 3-week expedition [...]
Read moreThe Land of Ice and Fire
This summer, Colin Souness (a fellow glaciologist and caver in Aberystwyth) and myself are planning a three-week expedition to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Bordering the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, the region is renowned for its high volcanic activity, as well its numerous glaciers. The objectives of the expedition will be twofold: Make detailed observations atop [...]
Read moreOCS, Llanberis and Tryfan
For my birthday, Megan had bought me tickets to an Ocean Colour Scene gig in Llandudno, so last Thursday evening we headed up to North Wales for some quality time in Snowdonia. The band played their Moasley Shoals set, as well as some other hits…needless to say we both had an awesome night. Over the [...]
Read moreThe round-trip of Scotland
Last weekend Colin, Sam, Ingo, Nolwenn and myself headed up to Scotland for some winter climbing/hiking fun. The plan was to camp in Glen Coe the first night and while the climbers headed up the Aonach Eagach Ridge on Saturday, Ingo and I would climb the less technical Stob Dearg (1021 m). The route up [...]
Read moreAran Fawddwy
The weather seemed too good to be stuck indoors/underground today, so with Ingo, Dan and Megan we decided to tackle Aran Fawddwy – the highest peak in the Aran Range at 905 m, Starting from Cwm Cywarch, the walk is roughly 12 km and takes in some spectacular views in all directions. Arguably better than [...]
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