The weekend was spend looking at direct and in direct belays and anchor selection. A lot of time on Navigation using Contour interpretation navigation in order that the leader can spend time selecting the best route for their group running the navigation in the background. Hand railing natural features like gullies and ridges enable really […]
A great day out walking in South Snowdonia near Blaenau Ffestiniog on Manod Mawr and Manod Bach. Luckily the weather held and we got some beautiful views across Snowdonia. An excellent day out.
A great day out rock scrambling on the Crib Goch. Scrambling up the south ridge with it’s great rock steps and across the exposed knife edge ridge, scrambling up all the rock peaks and then on to the summit of Snowdon. An excellent day out with some really good exposed scrambling. Rock scrambling with Mountaineering […]
Walking in the mountains so some enjoyable. To stay safe and enjoy yourself in the mountains you need some skills and the Mountain Training registered Hill & Mountain Skills courses are designed to teach you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills required to walk in hill and mountain environment. Have a look at […]
Guided Walks with Mountaineering Joe on the Anglesey Coastal Path with stunning views along Newborough beach and then walking through the sand dunes at Newborough Warren. A great day out with great weather. Mountaineering Joe
We had a great day out walking in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe on Moel Eilio with beautiful view across to Snowdon with snow on it top and sunny views across to Anglesey
Being able to Navigate in the mountains is important particularly in bad weather. While planning your next leg it’s important to get your strategy right to save you time not having to refer to the map during the leg. Contour interpretation is particularly important in complex steep mountain ground. We were really enjoying ourselves until […]
One of MtnTraining courses. A Mountain skills course really will help you to develop the necessary skills to enjoy the mountains fully and safely with Mountaineering Joe. Run over a weekend you will develop navigation skills, route finding, hazards and emergency procedures, weather, clothing systems and environmental knowledge to leave you prepared for walking in […]
Winter returns to add character to the mountain. An excellent day walking in Snowdonia with light snow underfoot.
Thanks to Raj, Keiran, Louise, Bani, and Dan what a great group I had on our Mountain skills course this March. We had a great time spent over 2 days navigating and discussing mountains skills and the environment which all leads up to walking in the mountains safely. Topics discussed included planning your route, route […]