The winter walking season is nearly upon us. I will be running some guided walks this winter in Scotland and Snowdonia so if you fancied getting into winter walking drop me a message and we will work something out. Have a look at what’s on offer with Mountaineering Joe. http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/mountaineering/winter-skills-walking-and-mountaineering/
Mountaineering Joe is once again adventuring out into the Picos De Europa for Sept 2014. There will be 3 trips. The first will be gentle valley walks where there is not too much height gain during the day. The second type will be day walks to a few summits on the massifs which require walkers […]
Scrambling out in continuous heavy rain but we were sheltered in Cwm Idwal from the high winds of 60mph! we were climbing on the cliffs of Glyder Fawr which face north east, climbing next to North west Face route and did the continuation slabs above. This protected us from the prevailing south easterlies . But […]
Considering the weather forecast we had a great day out climbing Faith on Idwal slabs. The route had some exposed moves but all with good friction so it was ideal to do in the wet. It’s an excellent climb to practice belay building and it has bomber gear placements! It is not as well climbed […]
We had a full on day working our way up Diffwys Ddu, on the south side of the pass. It was a great mountaineering day out. Main Wall has just about everything on it. Walls, grooves, chimneys, slabs, cracks and ramps. The crux is two thirds of the way up the route. A move around […]
Guided walking in Snowdonia, North Wales. A beautiful day out walking on Snowdon with Eric and his group. If you want to do the same and trek some of the classic walks in Snowdonia why not book with Mountaineering Joe for your trip / day and get the most out of your time here. I […]
A group got together to do their final preparation for the ML assessment. We went through Navigation and rope work, and threw in nature questions and the general approach to the assessment needed. All the group members will pass because they done the preparation and are up to it. But It’s nice to have somebody […]