My twenty-second full ascent of Yr Wyddfa, formerly known as Snowdon. A spur of the moment solo kinda thing. #snowdonia #eryri #snowdonianationalpark #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #wales #yrwyddfa #snowdon

Known in Latin as Vercovicium (also spelled Borcovicus, Borcovicium), Housesteads is an auxiliary Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall, perched on the Whin Sill escarpment in Northumberland, England. #housteadsromanfort #houseteads #hadrianswall #romanbritain #englishheritage #nationaltrust #northumberland

Faith Van Horne and I spent the night at the Cae Amos bothy in Cwm Pennant, Gwynedd. You can read all about it in the October edition of TGO Magazine Order your copy at www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com

34 years of independence clinging on by the skin of its teeth. #freedomforukraine

Happy Pride y’all 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #EqualityForAll #Pride🌈 #CelebrateDiversity #PrideEveryday

Not happy with the blazing BBC weather persons. “Sunny intervals” they said. It’s been about -5C and I’ve not seen a sunny interval all fecking day! Just that little tent of blue above Manchester Cathedral. Ah, well! The sun shines on the righteous, I guess.

Even the sky is showing its support. 🇺🇦 #BlueskyMonday #clouds #sunset #sky

Castell Dolbadarn, Nant Peris, Gwynedd, Cymru #parccenedlaetholeryri #eryri #snowdonianationalpark #snowdonia #cymru #wales #llanberis

I have to confess I was thrilled to find this place. Don’t judge me. As with all outdoor activities there are risks involved. Good equipment and plenty of experience helps to mitigate these risks. #becarefuloutthere❤️ #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #wales #dinorwig

The Firth of Forth crossings one rail, two road. #firthofforth #forthrailbridge #forthroadbridge #queensferrycrossing

Cairngorm Mountains. Linn of Dee to Derry Lodge where we pitched camp by Luibeg Burn. Took the path via Craig Bad an t-Seabhaig to Derry Cairngorm (1155m). From Loch Etchachan a steep climb of 400m led to the Barns of Beinn Mheadhoin then to the granite tors atop Beinn Mheadhoin (1182m)

#aberdeen #scotland #alba #granitecity

Bullocks with bells at Carter Bar on the border between England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #england #scotland #carterbar

Today was all about bridges. The Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge, the Queensferry Crossing and the Tay Road Bridge. #firthofforth #forthrailbridge #forthroadbridge #queensferrycrossing #edinburgh

And so the Great North Expedition begins. There will be aeroplanes and mountains. #aeroplanes #mountains #north

Opening night of an exhibition of the photography of my mate Jon Aspinall entitled Labour of Love - Chorlton. For over a year now Jon has been photographing the people of Chorlton in their work environment. You can find out more about the project here: labouroflovechorlton.co.uk

Someone with a sense of humour at Conwy Council? #eryri #conwy #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales

Gathering Carneddau wild ponies, Llanfairfechan #eryri #conwy #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales

The Middlewood Way is a lovely 10-mile (16 km) shared-use trail in northwest England, stretching from Rose Hill, Marple to Macclesfield. It traces the old Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway (1869–1970) and was converted into a greenway in 1985

Good to be out with Cheshire Walkers for a challenging 12.5 mile walk in the Clwydian Hills, Sir Ddinbych. @ramblers.org.uk

Friday evening bike ride to Adlington then along the Middlewood Way to High Lane. Return via Woodford, Wilmslow and Styal, 35km. The Middlewood Way is a 10‑mile greenway in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. It follows the former Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway, which closed in 1970.

Studio photographs for the graduation of Dr Faith van Horne, taken in my new home studio. #graduation #phd #theology #birminghamuniversity

Such a beautiful evening I went for a bit of a bike ride. Discovered a sneaky path across the old Woodford Aérodrome and got a close up look at this beautiful piece of kit. The Avro Vulcan was a British jet-powered strategic bomber used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956–1984 #avro #vulcan

Happy 4th July to all my American friends, whether over here or over there 🇺🇸🥳 youtu.be/sxHnXajIex4?...

First the Hotspur Press burns down, now Annie’s is closing. Manchester is diminished. 😢 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/foo...

I sometimes lament how few Brits there are on Bluesky, but then at least no one’s talking about Glastonbury on here 🤔🤣

Castell Caerau is a well preserved Iron Age hill fort located south of Craig y Garn, in the historic commote of Eifionydd, Gwynedd. Its strategic position offers a panoramic view of the alluvial lands to the south where two rivers, the Afon Dwyfor and Afon Dwyfach flow into Tremadog Bay. #eryri

Jon Aspinall and I climbed Y Gribin to the summit of Yr Wyddfa in the footsteps of a legend. We survived to tell the tale. It's all there in the August edition of TGO Magazine #eryrinationalpark #Gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales #tgomagazine #KingArthur

Second attempt to recci a route for @tgomagazine.bsky.social ended in failure. ROW shown on OS 1:25,000 map around Castell Caerau not visible on the ground. Shoulder deep in bracken, gorse and heather most of the morning. 🙄 #solstice #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #castell

How they do the Solstice in Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom 🤔🧙

We paid an overnight visit to Cae Amos bothy, Cwm Pennant, and to the church at Llanfihangel-yn-pennant. Sadly, the church is kept locked as it is no longer in use. #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales

The Happy Bull 🐂 best burgers in Amsterdam #thehappybull

Whit Walks Manchester Whitsun is the name used by British Anglicans and Methodists for the Christian holy day of Pentecost. The Manchester Whit Walks are a tradition dating back to 1821 when there was a procession of children from Manchester to commemorate the coronation of George IV.

My beloved mother Lilian recently passed away aged 94 years. Mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2018. My sister Pam and I are tremendously thankful to the Alzheimer's Society for the service and support they have provided. Donations in memory of mum. www.justgiving.com/page/lilian-...

Is there a way to block any mention of the orange oligarch from my feed? Asking for a friend. 🤔

Epic recci for @tgomagazine.bsky.social and a first time for me on Y Gribin ridge from Glaslyn to Bwlch y Saethau on Yr Wyddfa grade 1 **

Back on social media 🙄 Back in The Great Outdoors magazine 😃 In the May edition of TGO Magazine I take a walk with a Welsh beast with two horns! Find out more at www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com or pick up a copy at your local W H Smiths

Social media is so confusing. Where I come from, this is what a town hall looks like ...

Appropriately, yesterday having been St David's Day, the new edition of @tgomagazine.bsky.social includes a cute little article by me on you guessed it, St David, or rather the bijou city in the very south-west of Wales named in his honour. Get your copy via the website www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus Happy St David's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#Ukraine 🇺🇦

This weekend’s reading #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales

St Beuno's Church, Eglwys Beuno Sant, Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales

St Michael's Church, Brough, Eden Valley, Cumbria #cumbria #edenvalley #kirkbystephen #brough #crossfell

Brough Castle, Eden Valley, Cumbria #cumbria #edenvalley #kirkbystephen #brough #crossfell

Cracken Edge, Chinley, Derbyshire

In the forthcoming edition of The Great Outdoors magazine, in recognition of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we acknowledge the contribution of women everywhere in the outdoor community. There are feature articles by Elise Wortley, Lorraine McCall, Lydia Paleschi to name a few. #TGOmagazine

Storm Éowyn has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds to much of the UK on Friday and into Saturday. Stay weather aware.

Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry is an abandoned slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley in North Wales. It was the last operating in the Nantlle Valley area, finally closing in 1979. #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #snowdonianationalpark #wales