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From Cats Killing Billions of Animals
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From CSS Annual Dinner
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From Kentmere Ski Touring
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From A Wonderful Birdwatching Day at the Hungarian "Seaside"
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From Wetherlam
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From Shelter Crag
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From Bangkok
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From Climbing in Railay, Thailand
Year: 2013
Cats are killing billions of animals
Despite snow falling thick and fast at home and despite our road being like an ice rink, we headed to Whitewalls for the annual dinner weekend. The roads were pretty clear until we reached Brymawr. A small icy hill was impassable and left us finding another way round to the start of the tramroad which …
I ran this race yesterday – one of the first of the year.
On Friday it snowed all day and well in to the night. We checked the forecast for the Saturday, and although the temperatures were rising and rain was on its way, it looked like the snow might stick around for long enough for us to have some fun in Kentmere.
News about bird guests arriving to Lake Balaton spread around fast among birdwatchers. I didn’t want to miss the occasion.
We met up with our friends from Leeds, Helen and Kris, for a winter-walk up Wetherlam via Wetherlam Edge. Wetherlam Edge is a steep rocky path in summer, but in the frozen snowy conditions we’ve got in the Lakes at the moment, especially with the strong freezing wind from the east, it promised to provide …
There’s been hardly any precipitation in Cumbria since Monday’s snowfall, but it’s been very cold so perfect conditions for an ice route.
We decided we couldn’t go all the way to Thailand without spending some time in Bangkok. We only had one full day so the night before, with the help of Tripomatic, we planned our route that would take in several of the “must see” sights plus some other interesting locations along the route…
I’ve thought about a climbing adventure to Thailand for years, but I’ve always been a bit nervous about taking the trip. I’d heard it was hot, hard, and getting more and more touristy, but I’d also heard it’s amazing, beautiful, and the Thai people are lovely … “the land of a thousand smiles”.
