This is the mountain skills course we spent 2 days where we covered everything required to enjoy the mountains safely. Topics included route planning, clothing systems, mountain weather, emergency situations and a lot of navigation in bad visibility with complex contour interpretation. http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/walking/mountain-skills-course/
Welsh 3000s (14 peaks) challenge is upon us and the required long days are nearly there. Do you want to take it on? We going to attempt it on the 11 of June. Fancy having a go? It’s an excellent long day out. Starting on Crib Goch and finishing in the Carneddau with Snowdon between. […]
Multi pitch rock climbing in Llanberis Pass Snowdonia. A day practising rope skills for big rock climbing routes. We rock climbed First Test a VS in the pass . It’s sustained with plenty of opportunity for various climbing techniques like drop knees, bridging, hand jamming. Very much worth 3 stars. The next rock climbing route […]
A number of MT Mountain skills courses are running over the summer with Mountaineering Joe. Check them out on the MT web site. A great way to build a solid foundation in order to walk safely in the mountains. Build your mountain skills with Mountaineering Joe
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 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
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 […]
Learning winter skills in Scotland 1:1. A Winter skills weekend. A great weekend in Aviemore practicing winter skills. Kicking steps , use of the ice axe while walking, ice axe arresting for when things go wrong, and the use of crampons using front pointing, flat footing and hybrid techniques. We also looked at protecting members […]
With the fantastic weather conditions across Scotland we had a great time winter climbing in Glen Coe. We completed Curved Ridge in superb winter conditions.
A day putting together all the winter skills testing them under full winter conditions. Use of the ice axe and crampons on a winter ridge. A great day with good winter conditions. Winter skills with Mountaineering Joe