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Multi pitch Rock climbing in Snowdonia. Practising rope work

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

Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia.

Multi pitch Rock climbing in Snowdonia. A day practicing techniques in Multi pitch rock climbing. With the great weather recently it has been ideal to go rocking climbing. Need to sort out your rope work on multi pitch routes, getting into a tangle, or simply want to move from rock climbing single pitch to multi pitch rock climbing routes. A good way of getting your climbing off to a good start this year. http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/rock-climbing/

A great day out Rock Scrambling on the East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Scrambling, Snowdonia

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on Tryfan with Mountaineering Joe

A great day out on the East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia. Rock scrambling on the east face of Tryfan on Bastow Buttress Variant grade 3 rock scrambling, and descended the rock scramble Nor Nor Groove grade 2 . Perfect day out Rock scrambling with fantastic Snowdonia weather!

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe

Practising Rope work on Rock climbing Multi pitch rock climbing routes in Llanberis Pass with Mountaineering Joe

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

Some delicate moves

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 was Phantom Rib on Clogwyn y Grochan which was weaving about the cliff requiring good route finding skills. A good route that has the crux on the second pitch. For tuning your multi pitch climbing skills have a look at http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/rock-climbing/

A rest!

MT Mountain skills courses running over the summer with Mountaineering Joe

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

Planning the next navigation leg

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

Yes we found it in bad visability

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Ogwen valley in Idwal near Idwal slabs.

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Scrambling

Nearly at the top of the exposed first pitch

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 with ropework with Mountaineering Joe

Rock scrambling in Idwal Valley halfway up Continuation Wall

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Practising rope techniques

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

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Using an Italian hitch to protect a scrambling pitch

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

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Reaching the bottom of Nor Nor groove on the east face of Tryfan

A great weekend in Aviemore Cairngorms practicing winter skills

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

Winter skills descending a ice slope with crampons using the flat foot technique

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 of the group up and down snow slopes with snow belays stompers and boot axe belays. A great time with great weather in the Cairngorms Scotland.

Practicing Ice axe arresting at the beginning of the winter seasons keeps all your skills fresh

Winter climbing in Sinister Gully on Bristly Ridge in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountain Challenges, Mountaineering, Navigation and Map Reading, Private Guiding, Snowdonia

The final steep section of Sinister Gully

Winter climbing on Bristly Ridge in Snowdonia. We walked Tryfan Bwlch and Climbed Bristly Ridge via Sinister Gully on the right hand side on the main Bristly Ridge and finished on top of the main Glyders cliff. We were well protected in the gully out of the wind and had a great day! With Mountaineering Joe

Starting up Sinister Gully on Bristly Ridge

Learn the techniques to extend your climbing to multi pitch Rock climbing

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

Learning Multi pitch climbing techniques. Learning how place gear on the lead and looking relaxed. Keeping in balance is important while placing gear so as to not get pumped

Learn the techniques to extend your rock climbing to multi pitch Rock climbing. A weekend of Learning Multi pitch rock climbing techniques. We spend the weekend addressing some of the issues and problems which you may come across on multi pitch rock climbing. Placing different types gear on the lead while keeping in balance, the techniques the second rock climber can use when removing hard gear placements . Good rope and stance management while setting up belays and safe abseiling techniques keeping you safe before you abseil. An excellent weekend despite the weather at this time of the year!

Learning Multi pitch climbing techniques. Learning how to retrieve gear while abseiling

Walking in Snowdonia on the Moelwyns and the Glyder ridge for the weekend.

Adventure Holidays, Corporate, Scrambling, Snowdonia, Walking

A great day out with great weather!

Mountain Walking in Snowdonia on the Moelwyns and the Glyder ridge for the weekend. We had a great time on the main ridge but in the cloud all day! The second day out and the cloud lifted we did the Glyder horseshoe up the North ridge and across the Glyder plateau to Y Garn with excellent weather.

A day day on top of the Cantilever stone