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01/10/2023

Well, that's a wrap on the 2023 outdoor season for me !
It's been largely a soggy one ! 🌧️
It's not easy balancing it all with a full time job, but have done some great events along the way.
From Nav courses / night Nav courses with my own business , a women's navigation day with and of course plenty with , incl yr wydffa at different times of the day and night and the Carneddau leg of the Welsh 3000s.
With I still do offer bespoke mountain days, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon ) days AND days on the other mountains of Eryri , there are many! Just ask to get off the beaten track . I also offer Navigation and night Nav courses.
I do need to offer those courses at full price as I don't have the capacity to do the advertising needed to fill courses with 'cheaper' spaces , so if you and you friends want to do one, or a private day for yourself. Get in touch !
Have a great winter ☃️❄️

23/07/2023

*BikePacking The Ardennes Arbalete*
Here's a few little pictures from an exciting BikePacking trip around The Ardenne in Belgium back at the start of the month.
A five day route on some pretty gnarly gravel.
I've been very quiet on here recently, getting started on a new full time OT job , getting settled in a new place , really didn't leave me with much brain space for trying to do the business as well.
I've been brainstorming how I can make it work , and so keep an 👁️ out on here for some group dates and some ideas I've had of how I can keep the business ticking over in a way that's manageable and sustainable for me !
See you all soon! !

28/04/2023

Last Saturday Delyth and Luke joined for a night Nav course as Luke was preparing for some mountain medicine training! 🏔️ 💊
We got some proper conditions with rain and off piste walking 💪Del smashed it considering she is also pregnant! Women are 💪
We looked at some basics of timing , pacing and bearings , as well as straegies such as aiming off, boxing and handrailing .
My next event is a half day wellness walk on May 20th! Get in touch via the website to book and join more for some hills and Occupational Therapy Chat !

21/04/2023

JOIN ME !
FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THEMED WELLNESS WALK IN THE BEAUTIFUL HILLS OF SNOWDONIA
WHEN: MAY 20TH
HOW MUCH: £25 PP
HOW LONG : 3-4 HOURS
SEE WEBSITE ( LINK IN BIO ) FOR DETAILS.

11/04/2023

Join me on May 20th for a half a day wellness walk near Capel Curig in Snowdonia .
A more gentle day than a full mountain day, we will consider how being outside benefits our mental health , complete some mindful exercises , enjoy the rugged beauty of Snowdonia , and do a bit of goal setting to think about how we can continue to access the outdoors .
See website for details and booking

09/04/2023

I did it !! I ran 40 Miles around the Brecon Beacons with 2400m ⬆️ and I came in 2nd place (in the women's race ) and 12th overall .
Here's the requisite Instagram turbo waffle about the day that no one asked for 😜 time to prattle on like I've won an Oscar or something ...
It was a really wonderful day . I felt pretty great for about 50K of it , I hardly looked at my watch on the first loop and even forgot there were going to be aid stations. There was a big climb from the half way aid station ( which was also the HQ / start / finish ) to start the clockwise loop for the 40 milers , felt imposing but went pretty well.
Was pretty much feeling good (!within reason) coming up to the 50K aid station, but then the final killer climb out of there made my wheels fall off a bit and I didn't recover from it like I had the others .
Managed a good descent then the tiny bit of road running killed me , then the final few km back in waaas long 🤣. Give me a rocky descent over flat running any day .
Watermelon 🍉 was my friend , as were gels and chews , flapjack and solid foods were not . Death road section in the middle was not the one , lovely descents were .
I'm under no illusion that in a deeper / more competitive field would be a different story , but , I'm thrilled for what I managed and worked really hard for the last half of last year basically .
(although we haven't trained together for a while) taught me.how to make my legs strong and how to work on that myself , and made a excellent training plans but also was understanding when my whole life changed at the end of last year .etc etc
And thanks Greg for coming with me and supporting me even when you're not contractually obliged to anymore 🤣🤣.
Anyway , treat your achievements likes.your failures etc etc see it for what it is ,celebrate , shelf it and move on 💪

04/04/2023

Come and join me for some upcoming events !!
- Beginner Navigation Skills Two Day
3rd / 4th June 2023
15th / 16th July 2023
- Beginner Navigation Skills One Day
1stJuly
-Guided Walk on Yr Wyddffa / Snowdon 27th May
- Occupational Therapy themed wellness walk 1/2 a day 20th May 2023
Find your Freedom in the Mountains
Visit the website for more info and to book

27/03/2023

I loved running this beginners two day Navigation course this weekend ! Although these ladies were far from beginners , and we ended up covering loads !
✔️ Orientation of map with and without compass
✔️Bearings, pacing and timing and when to use them ( and when not to)
✔️Strategy
✔️1:25 and 1:50 map scales
✔️Map markings
✔️Route planning
✔️Basic mountain safety .
Day 1 we covered the skills and Day 2 we headed on a bigger journey to try and put them into practice , the Glyderau gave us plenty of poor Vis conditions!
They all came away with some small goals of what to go away and practice next 😄
If you'd like to book on, the next dates are
-3rd and 4th June
-15th and 16th July
See the website (link in bio) for more info
Or get in touch for some bespoke dates !

20/03/2023

I was out doing some CPD today with Mike Raine, thinking about not just how to Navigate but how to teach navigation, progression of particular skills and who are target audience is .😊

12/03/2023

Not much to see on the summit of Yr Eifl this morning ! But still I loved exploring a new to me area out on the Lleyn peninsula.
These two mountains are called ‘Yr Eifl’ or ‘the rivals ‘ and are visible from where I live ( as seen in the last picture ) and have great sunsets . I was keen to get out an explore them.
Despite the limited visibility I still had a great time , they have a remote and rugged feel with the sea on one side and the mountains of Eryri out to the other 🥰

06/03/2023

A Team

05/03/2023

Come and Join me and the Age Well Coach on May 27th on Yr Wyddfa/ Snowdon

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