Well its been a few months since i last wrote on here, but not through laziness, through having too much of a good time playing and working all over the place!!

After an amazing time in Colorado in January i came back to spend February and March in Scotland searching out the winter climbing season here and doing a bit of work, not too much though, on the weekends for Glenmore Lodge, Sotland's National Mountain Centre.

Then in April i headed out to the Alps for 3 weeks of Ski touring, where there were some really good conditions underfoot and some pretty wild weather days above the ski!!

The beginning of May saw me boarding an Aeroflot plane, bound for Mineralne Vody, and onto seek out some ski mountaineering in the Caucasus, Mount Elbrus primarily. Well, all i can say is that it was a very different adventure!!! But i probably won't be "rushing" back to Russia!

June, i ended doing a little bit of work around North Wales on a Sea Kayak Symposium for the Joint Services and then i headed out to the Alps again, for some Alpine boating with university students - its a bit like hearding cats!!

In July i was lucky enough to be invited out to Peru, it had been in planning a year, but it meant that i could get out to the Cordillera Blanca for some beautiful mountaineering. All i can say is wow, what a place, it is magnificent. There is just so much to do and so much more to go back and do, i look forward to the day i can go back and explore some more.

I am now at home, in damp north wales, for a few days, before heading out to the USA to deliver at a symposium on the North West. Looking forward to meeting the folks out there and making some new paddling friends on the other side of the pond.

I managed to dodge rain showers yesterday and get out for a quick climb on slate, but only in bus stop, because there is filming being done in the main part of the quarries.

Anyway, check out some of the photos form the past few months.