A little later than planned update on my Monte Rosa ‘Trek’ which did indeed contain a lot of trekking but so much more besides. Anyone who like me who underestimates the Alps simply because he has done a trek in the Himalaya’s would be wise to read this carefully! This is long but there is so much left out, much of it emotional but I am sure you can read between these many lines! The

Short of time so can’t really do this great event justice but will try to make up for that tomorrow. For details of this Saturday’s event go to their web-site, it’s not too late to enter a team & I believe you can join as a solo & they will allocate you team members on the day. Really is a very rewarding full day on the hills, great camaraderie & all in a very good

I keep going on about it but time, time, time… just where does it go?? As I write this I believe that all other jobs which I needed to do from home are done & I can now head up to the Café, get a farewell kiss & hug from the ever caring & tolerant Dorina a.k.a. Angel, before setting off on what could well be the hardest Mountain Expedition I’ve done to date, a

The essence of this blog is to post my Race Report on our web-site but first a few things need mentioning which are not covered by that report so here goes. My thanks to the Conwy Walking Festival for using us as a base for there Glyderau walk that morning, in my spinning head world I didn’t see you leave or return but I hope you enjoyed walk & the fantastic weather which made it

Well it may be more than a week behind me but here is a ‘little’ account on how I fared in the Trail Marathon Wales on the Saturday before last. Before I go any further I must say I think that Matt Ward & his team deserve great credit for making changes to the Start & Finish area making it an amphitheater with great atmosphere for Spectators & Runners alike. The speaker system for the