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Rock scrambling course in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountain Challenges, Mountaineering, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Rock scrambling course in Snowdonia. Fancy expanding your rock scrambling skills to grade 2 and maybe 3 with a little bit of ropework. A course (advanced rock scrambling with ropework) will be running over the next month for 2 days. This will be on a 2:1 ratio so you will get the most out of the weekend. Cost £180 for the 2 days. Interested? Email me at joe@mountaineeringoe.co.uk

Rock Scrambling techniques in Snowdonia Scrambling across exposed rock faces on grade 2 and 3 ground

Welsh 3000s (14 peaks) in Snowdonia in stunning weather

Adventure Holidays, Mountain Challenges, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Walking

Welsh 3000s Adri reaching the Snowdon summit

A stunning time with Adri and Tony in Snowdonia on the Welsh 3000s in 24 hrs challenge. An endurance test in the mountains in complex ground and beautiful scenery. Adri and Tony are preparing for Kili wanted to test their endurance in the mountains. What a perfect day we had. Low winds, sunshine and of course fantastic views. Well done Adri for never giving up when her feet were sore. Thank you to both of you for a great time and of course Chris.
Cheers Joe

Welsh 3000s The view from Snowdon at sunrise on the welsh 3000s

The Welsh 3000s with Mountaineering Joe.

Welsh 3000s Tony and Adri on the summit of Glyder Fawr

Navigation across Snowdonia on a multi day camp

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Navigation and Map Reading, Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Walking

A Multi day wild camp across Snowdonia. We had a great time navigating across Snowdon navigating both day and night. We camped just below the snowline out of the wind. It was a great fun! Mountaineering Joe

Rock Scrambling rope work techniques in Snowdonia.

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Rock Scrambling rope work techniques in Snowdonia. We have had some great weather this week and I have enjoyed teaching rope work techniques to Mike. Good rope works means faster movement through the mountains. The winter weather still holding off for a while! Cheers Joe

Rock Scrambling techniques in Snowdonia Scrambling across exposed rock faces on grade 2 and 3 ground

Rock climbing in Snowdonia on Tryfan Bach

Adventure Holidays, Private Guiding, Rock Climbing, Snowdonia

Rock climbing on Tryfan Bach. Harry and Stan had a great time Rock climbing climbing multi pitch routes up to grade HS. Even doing a 160 foot abseil from the top of Trfan Bach. A great day moving from a climbing wall to outdoors and loving it. Mountaineering Joe

Wild camping in Snowdonia

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Wild camping in Snowdonia good tents are very important

Wild camping in Snowdonia over 3 days with 2 nights camping. We started in the south of the Snowdonia park and cross 3 mountain ranges before arriving in the north of the park. We camped on the south side of Snowdon, and continued across to the Glyders were we camped on the Carneddau.

Our camp site for the second night of wild camping in Snowdonia

Trad rock climbing Learning techniques to keep you safe

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Rock Climbing, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Trad rock climbing belays

Trad rock climbing in Snowdonia. Rope and belay techniques to keep you safe outdoors. Learning to set up efficient and safe belays, properly set gear are all a part of trad rock climbing outdoors. Here Sophie and Greg get to grips with all the techniques required to safely trad climb. Spend time to learn safe rock climbing techniques which pays off in the long term. Learn to rock climb outdoors with Mountaineering Joe

Trad rock climbing learning rope techniques

MT Mountain Skills course on the 22/23 of July 17

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Navigation and Map Reading, Snowdonia, Walking

Navigation skills Following a bearing in the mountains

We are running a mountains skills course on the 22/23 of July 17. This is were you can run through mountain navigation, handling steep ground, use of outdoor kit and generally looking after yourself in the mountains.Just contact us if you would like to register.

Navigation in poor visibility

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on the North ridge of Tryfan and Seniors ridge direct

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Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on the North ridge of Tryfan just below the summit

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. The weather was far from perfect but we had two good days out rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Mandy and Craig really powered up grade 2 and even grade 3 rock scrambling with ease! The North ridge of Tryfan then down the south ridge followed by Seniors Ridge direct and above were just a couple of the scrambles. Snowdonia is just excellent for rock scrambling. Mountaineering Joe

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on Seniors ridge direct with Mandy and Craig

Rock scrambling courses in Snowdonia with rope techniques

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Scrambling

Rock scrambling courses in Snowdonia Jack learning rock scrambling rope techniques

Jack and I were out in Idwal valley practicing rope techniques on steep grade 3 ground. You need good rope techniques to handle this type of ground safely. Full pitching, short pitching, belays, walking with the rope are all techniques required to handle yourself with confidence in the mountains. Rock scrambling courses with Mountaineering Joe

Rope work for rock scrambling in Snowdonia on grade 3 ground Rock scrambling courses with Mountaineering Joe