Nearly at the top of the exposed first pitch

Nearly at the top of the exposed first pitch


Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Ogwen valley in Idwal near Idwal slabs . We started on North west face and scrambling up to Continuation Wall which is grade 2 and 3 The next day we went on to Cneifion Arête with a full on grade 3 pitch to start and then finishes on grade 2 ground. Rock scrambling with ropework with Mountaineering Joe
Rock scrambling in Idwal Valley halfway up Continuation Wall

Rock scrambling in Idwal Valley halfway up Continuation Wall

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Using an Italian hitch to protect a scrambling pitch

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Using an Italian hitch to protect a scrambling pitch


Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on Tryfan. Climbing grade 2/3 scrambling on the east face of Tryfan on Bastow buttress (grade 3) and Nor Nor Groove(grade 2). A great day out practicing rope and scrambling techniques for fast movement on Rock and steep ground. Rock Scrambling with Mountaineering Joe
Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Reaching the bottom of Nor Nor groove on the east face of Tryfan

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Reaching the bottom of Nor Nor groove on the east face of Tryfan

Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes

Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes

Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia. A day practising rope and belays techniques on a multi pitch rock climbing route. We covered areas such as stance organisation which is quite important for multi pitch routes with not a lot of belay space so keeping things organised is essential. Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes with as much rope as you can will reduce the shock loading on the gear making your belay safer. Placing gear on a route while on the lead climbing a multi pitch rock climbing route. It is important to keep in balance while placing gear. Setting up a stacked rope belay we even had a sunny day which is not bad for Snowdonia. Rock climbing with Mountaineering Joe
Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia

Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia