SVL Adventures

25/11/2024

Please make sure you are well prepared, well equipped & experienced enough to stay safe, especially as winter arrives & the conditions are much less forgiving.

20/11/2024

Oooh. Great event from Speakers from the Edge 😄

https://theregent.co.uk/event/90415

14/11/2024

We are now also on Bluesky social.

03/11/2024

Yesterday we had an absolute beast & epic day. I was up at around 2am to leave Bournemouth & pick up my friend Craig & head up to
North Wales. He was taking on a real crazy task of climbing Crib Goch barefooted. It was a great cause & its not something I’ve ever heard of anyone doing. We started at about 10am after a long drive & we made good progress, but were slower in bare-feet than boots. (I was not barefoot, just Craig). We were also slowed down by other groups who had no idea what route they were on - some turned back to the Pyg track after discussing it with us, others continued, one of whom we know got stuck with nerves, couldn’t continue & called Mountain Rescue.
The cloud was covering us for most the climb & it was hard work & heavy going. We finished the ridge & hit the Garnedd Ugain trig point as we got above the cloud. And as we did the last wisps of mist burned away & we were rewarded with an incredible cloud inversion, with the summit of Snowdon close to our South standing proud above the layer of cloud cover & the Glyders to our North East with only their very tops showing.
Then a quick descent & a long drive back, arriving home about 11pm.
A few photos here - I’ll add more because they are worth seeing.

02/11/2024

01/11/2024

Some pics from a recent brilliant weekend away 😃

31/10/2024

Spooky times in the forest.

24/10/2024

Super climbing session with Jess, showing me how its done on some very tricky Halloween themed routes.

21/10/2024

Always a day to reflect.

11/10/2024

10/10/2024

Today is World Mental Health day.
We all have mental health.
Sometimes we might be in good mental health, sometimes we might not be.
One of the most important things we can do when it’s not good is to communicate. To talk. It doesn’t even matter who with, & sometimes a stranger can even be better than a friend -but talk!!!
I know, because I don’t tend to do this, we all should do it more.
Communication is always the most importance thing, more so if we are feeling low.
Look after yourselves, & each other.

08/10/2024

Sad news out from Nepal

Five Russian climbers who went missing on October 6 during their attempt to summit Mt. Dhaulagiri have been found dead.

27/09/2024

Climbing with Jess today at Parthian. She was doing some teaching/coaching today & was very good, all in preparation for her indoor climbing wall assistant qualification that she will be able yo do next month when she’ll be 16 😊

27/09/2024

😊😊😊