I’ve just got back from a great family holiday in Anglesey.
| We stayed with my climbing mate Charlie Clarke at his home above the Menai Straits on Anglesey with that wonderful view of Snowdonia in the background. | 
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| We went sailing on Charlie’s yacht “Whiskey Galore” – Grand son Will at the helm. | 
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| Visited Conway Castle and Will tried his hand at climbing, watched by Dad, Rupert. | 
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| There were some lovely woodland walk behind his house. | 
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| The ‘Keswick Bons’ had a ride on Charlie’s brother’s rib around Puffin Island… | 
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| …where they saw any number of seals and their pups really close up. | 
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| While Wendy and I had a walk around the beautiful Hidden Garden at Plas Cadnant, just outside MenaI Bridge. | 
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| I even got in a climb with my nephew Liam when we went to Clogwyn y Grochan in the Llanberis Valley and climbed Nea, a classic VS pioneered by Menlove Edwards, one of the greatest rock climbers of the ’40s and Nea Morin. It was one of the first climbs that I led back in 1952. I was very glad of the modern gear we now have!!! | 
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| And as a lovely climax on the birthday that Emily and I share we took my Olympic torch back to the summit of Snowdon so the family could share in the wonderful experience I had when I took it to the top last month – no matter that it was in thick cloud. | 
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