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Snowdonia’s Crib Goch traverse in winter conditions a great day out

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Snowdonia’s Crib Goch traverse in winter conditions. A period of winter conditions has come to Snowdonia National Park. So a great time to enjoy some brief winter conditions. Crib Goch under winter conditions was just excellent! We got a reasonable weather window to enjoy the ridge with no wind. Winter walking and scrambling with Mountaineering Joe

Mountain skills courses in Snowdonia

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

Y Garn looking from the the Ogwen valley in Snowdonia

We have a mountain skills courses coming up in on the 11/12 of March 17 in Snowdonia. Start the season fully tuned and ready to go. Mountain skills with Mountaineering Joe

Beautiful with the Snow lightly covering the tops

Mountain training Mountain skills courses: @MtnTraining Mountain skills courses

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The mountains require good navigations skills in bad weather

Mountain training mountains skills courses are being run all run all the time for the summer. So why not prepare yourself for the mountains so you can get out and feel safe and enjoy yourself in the Snowdonia mountains this summer. Mountaineering Joe

Route finding skills

Guided walking in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Walking

We are protected here from the northerlies winds

A great day out walking on the south side of Snowdon. We were protected from the northerlies being behind Snowdon so we had a reasonable day. Guided walking with Mountaineering Joe

Walking in Cwm Treglan Snowdonia

Walking in Snowdonia. An excellent day out walking in Snowdonia in the Moelwyns

Adventure Holidays, Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Walking

Beautiful views across Snowdonia

Guided walking in the Moelwyns, in Snowdonia. An excellent day out walking with Mountaineering Joe across the Moelwyns up to Cnicht with beautiful views! Well worth the effort. Mountaineering Joe

An excellent day out walking in Snowdonia in the Moelwyn

Oli and Tom rock scrambling in Cwm Idwal Snowdonia with some fantastic views

Adventure Holidays, Private Guiding, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Oli and Tom scrambling in Cwm Idwal

Oli and Tom were learning rope techniques for rock scrambling in Snowdonia. They wanted to extend their walking experience to more adventurous day out. We practised moving with a rope and short pitching which was great fun!

learning to move with the rope

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Using rope work skills involving short pitching and fast belays

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Rob negotiating the rock pinnacles on Cneifion Arête

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Rock Scrambling high up in Cwm Cneifion on Cneifion Arête. An excellent rock scramble which starts off on full on grade 3 ground and moves into easier grade 2 with great rock spikes all the way up making belaying easy! Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe

Rob moving around the boulders on Cneifion Arête

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia as the summer continues

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

Abseiling down a gully

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with great weather. Practising rope techniques for moving fast over grade 2/3 scrambling ground. We used short pitching , pitching, body belaying and the Italian hitch to name just a few. Rope techniques with Mountaineering Joe

Where did he come from?

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Developing a fast rock scrambling rope technique.

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

Here Sam is using an Italian Hitch is bring up his partner and will convert this to a Clove Hitch to secure her

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with excellent weather. Developing fast Rock scrambling rope techniques with Sam and Beth. Protecting rock scrambles or moving over steep ground after or before climbing a rock climb doesn’t have to be slow. Maybe there are walks you want to do but need to look after les experience people in the group. With the right rope techniques you can move very very fast. Rock scrambling rope work with Mountaineering Joe

Using an Italian Hitch off a direct anchor

Rock scrambling on the North Ridge of Tryfan in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Mike and Karen Rock scrambling on the North Ridge of Tryfan lower slopes

Rock scrambling on the North ridge of Tryfan practising rope techniques such as short pitching to able you to protect the rock scramble without taking up valuable time. The mist provided an atmospheric backdrop for the day! Rock Scrambling with Mountaineering Joe

Time for lunch