Walk Scramble Climb

03/01/2026

Today was a good day. I woke up to Eryri covered in a blanket of snow. Magical!

It’s two years since getting a nasty case of Covid which became long Covid with the added bonus of Costochondritis - inflammation of the cartilage of the sternum causing pain when breathing and exercising.
Basically Covid and the chest infection I got with it caused my breathing to go out of wack …apparently quite common in people who have had Covid.
I have been working hard to improve my breathing pattern and to breathe through my nose and use my diaphragm, otherwise it puts too much pressure on my chest and causes me pain. Thanks

The saying you don’t know unless you try!

So today I venture out on a slow walk up Moel Elio. Really concentrating on my breathing pattern.
Talking makes my chest bad so going on my own gave me the best chance. If you know me you know I love to talk. Which has been slightly problematic.

It really is as a joy to be out. Taking my time and appreciating how utterly beautiful it was. Even more special when it’s been so long.

I’ve made a lot of progress in the last year. Starting to get more energy back to go on walks. Managing this with lots of pacing and resting in between.
Listening to my body is key. Viruses can knock your body for six and mine has been slowly rebooting and still is.

When you feel ill you have no interest in getting outside and being active it’s almost incomprehensible. So I oddly haven’t missed my old life. You learn to adapt and find new ways to enjoy life. Thank god I’ve had arts and crafts, reading books and sudoku to fall back on.

I’m sat on the sofa feeling happy, exhausted and sore… maybe the cold air and the deep snow was a bit much but good it was good to try. Hopefully I haven’t set myself back too much. But to anyone with long Covid hopefully there is light at the end of tunnel.

Sunshine is big healer. Never underestimate someone’s illness or pain. You can still be smiling and be in pain or exhausted . Time is a great healer. Your body knows best. Listen to it. Tag a friend who’s got long covid or is hopefully recovering / recovered. Top tips welcome. ❤️to hear your recovery stories!

09/12/2024

Today marks one year since I tested positive for C🌸vid. It’s definitely been a long co🌸vid journey. Happy anniversary to me !

22/06/2023

Tuesday we climbed Chapelle de La Gliere. A fab 13 pitch route in the Aiguilles Rouges.

The 1st pitch provided some good entertainment. So glad I had a rope above my head! Matt did a fab job getting us up that! Stepping across the Bergschrund was exciting. I may be small but thank god for my long legs and arms.

Great fun being a team of 3 and having the Rudders for company.
He got some fab photos of me looking smily. I actually like these ones. I normally look a bit goofy.

Ps Despite me looking happy and calm, I can assure you at times I was scared, nervous, wobbly, hungry, thirsty, hot, hormonal. Having lots of fun and loving it all wrapped up in one cool journey. Thanks team!

Photo credit 📸 1,8,9

22/06/2023

So lovely to be back in the alps with Matt.

A nice warm up on Monday morning on the Aiguilles Marbrees Traverse. Before the rain set in.

Definitely bad timing on my Hormonal state. Feeling quite sensitive and wobbly. Yes this is a thing. Dispute this it’s been great to be back in the mountains. So beautiful up high!

Weirdly I felt better once I was out front leading.

Reading a post by about Parkinson’s set me off once back in the Torino hut. Hormones are a pain in the ass! I was a crying and laughing about crying all at once. What a mess. The joys of women hood.

Great to catch up with friends to!

05/06/2023

Excited to be part of this!! Get your tickets quick. 🙌🏽

Tickets are now live for our first-ever SheClimbs event taking place here at Plas y Brenin National Outdoor Centre in Capel Curig. Whether you're a beginner or intermediate, you're invited on Friday 18th - Sunday 20th August to take part in climbing workshops, meet other women in the climbing commun...

03/05/2023

Last week working on a Mountain Leader Assessment for .

A nice treat to keep dry feet. Camping in the dry is rather lovely. Hanging out in the hills definitely makes me happy. Especially watching the beautiful ponies and there young foals galloping around.

It’s also great to listen to the 5 minute talks participants give. They are often varied and interesting. Fascinating learning new things. I particularly enjoyed learning about early forms of navigation

“Polynesians used canoes hollowed out of wood with balancer floats to explore the surrounding islands. They also created navigational charts made of twigs connected in a special way, coding in them the wave situation and the nature of the currents in the region. Experienced pilots of that time should have known the information from these "maps" as a keepsake.

Twig maps, in which the navigators of Oceania encrypted the location of the islands, the nature of the waves and currents in the region. Maps from the islands of Polynesia and Micronesia”

It’s amazing how in touch with nature and vibrations of the sea currents are early ancestors were. How out of touch with Nature human has become.

22/04/2023

A wonderful week in Kalymnos.

So great to have a last minute week away. I had some work cancelled, so grabbed the opportunity to join Catrin, Di and Robin.
I had low expectations in what I could do, due to falling of my mountain bike the week before and hurting my shoulder.

Lots of mileage and nothing to steep meant I had a lovely time. So good to move on rock again and enjoy everything the island has to offer.

Beautiful beaches, amazing climbing, yummy food, painting and book reading. Swimming in the sea. Great company. Bliss.

Thanks .gilbert and for the lovely company. for the great hospitality.

06/04/2023

Just met these guys in the Plas Y Brenin Bar. Great effort.

Help Snowdon Summit raise money to support Alzheimer's Society

21/03/2023

Great fun was had at the . It was so nice to meet so many psyched people, who love the outdoor. 🌊🏄🏽‍♀️💦☀️🌈🌎🧗‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🍀🐾 🏔️🕶️🦎🪵🌼🍁🏂🪂

Spreading the word on what PYB has to offer. 🙋🏻‍♀️🙌🏽😍😊

So many people don’t realise you can just pop into the bar for a bar meals 🥘🥙🍕🍛🥧🥗🍔🍺🍻🍷🥂🍾

Come an visit the evening lecture series. 🎤 🎬🎫

Stay in the variety of accommodation. Hotel, bunk house and self catering accommodation. 🏡

Learn to climb 🧗‍♀️ Mountain Bike 🚵🏽‍♂️
Kayak ,canoe 🛶 and navigate 🧭 . Introduction level up to performance. We also deliver National governing body awards. .canoeing 🧭🧗‍♀️🛶🚵🏽‍♂️

16/03/2023

Introduction to night navigation. For the hill and Moreland leader training.

We lucked out with dry and still weather.

A new experience for many of the team.

It’s always good to practice. If your ever caught out in the hills, it won’t be so scary or unnerving experience.

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