mountaineering

Wild Camping and poor visibility navigation in Snowdonia

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Wild camping with night time /poor visibility navigation techniques in Snowdonia. We will look at how people how camp efficiently in wild places then at night we will go out on navigating over the mountains using advanced navigation techniques to ensure we don’t get lost. Time spent looking at tents, camping kit, positioning tents so they are sheltered from the wind, non flooding sites, good practice in camping. Navigating in the cloud or at night and generally how to look after yourself for days in bad weather. Wild camping with poor visibility night-time navigation. Contact me for more info at joe@mountaineeringjoe.co.uk. https://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/navigation-courses-snowdonia/course-n1-introduction-to-navigation/

Wild camping poor visibility navigation Snowdonia is a great skill to get on top of.

In choosing a suitable camping spot, a wide range of factors have to be taken into account

When taking into account the campsite we need to shelter from the wind so a forecast of the wind directions helps particularly if it changes over night. Will it flood if it rains over night? Suitable place to go to the toilet so it doesn’t compromise the camp site. Good water source. Flat enough?

Handling night time navigation
The view from Snowdon at sunset in the Snowdonia
Finding our way across the mountains at night
Poor visibility navigation skills are often required Wild camping with poor visibility night-time navigation

Can we use a compass efficiently? What are the downsides to GPS? Does it always work? What about batteries? Is it waterproof?

What your interpretation like? contours on the map? What do they mean to you?

https://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/navigation-courses-snowdonia/course-4-essentials-of-navigation/

Does your head torch blind you when you look at a map or is it reactive?

COURSE 3: Advanced Navigation

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. On Crib Goch looking acrossing to Snowdon on the mountain before the crowds. Rock scrambling with Mountaineering Joe

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Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Crib Goch the sharp edge Rock scrambling across Crib Goch

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Crib Goch the sharp edge Rock scrambling across Crib Goch

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia on Crib Goch at dawn. We were up early before the crowds to see the sun rise over snowdonia on Crib Goch. A great day out rock scrambling in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe
Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Crib Goch sun rise

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Crib Goch sun rise

Multi Pitch rocking climbing techniques in Snowdonia

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Rock climbing in Snowdonia abseiling safely with a prusik

Rock climbing in Snowdonia abseiling safely with a prusik

Every wondered how to escape safely from a multi pitch rock climbing route if the rain came in. Imagine you have committed yourself to a 6 pitch multi pitch rock climbing route, and the weather forecast is wrong! How would you escape. I run improvised escape techape techniques for getting yourself off a rock climbing route safely.
Learning how to abseil safely off a multi pitch climb

Learning how to abseil safely off a multi pitch climb

Welsh 3000s over 2 days is a nice way to complete this challenge

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Welsh 3000s 14 peaks challenge traversing the main ridge

Welsh 3000s 14 peaks challenge traversing the main ridge

The Welsh 3000s over 2 days is still quite a challenge and a much more pleasant way to achieve all the peaks over 3000ft. in Snowdonia. Rachel put together a team of friends which took this challenge on. What a good job they did. The first day was Snowdon and the Glyder range and the second day the Carneddau range. It was a tough two days and they pulled through! Congratulationsits no mean challenge! A few photos have been put together showing some of the journey over the two days across every 3000ft peaks in Snowdonia. Well done everybody. Cheers Joe at Mountaineering Joe
Welsh 3000s 14 peaks challenge scrambling up Pen Yr Olde Wen

Welsh 3000s 14 peaks challenge scrambling up Pen Yr Olde Wen

Rock climbing on the sea cliffs at South Stack Anglesey …Castell Helen

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Rock climbing on the South stack sea cliffs Bridget bridging out to take the weight off the arms

Rock climbing on the South stack sea cliffs Bridget bridging out to take the weight off the arms

Rock climbing on the sea cliffs is as about exposed as you can get. That abseil in with all that commitment, the friction, the sea crashing in below you …all adds to the excitement of the rock climb. Biddy and Jamie just loved all this and had a great day on Castell Helen with perfect weather. Multi pitch rock climbing in North wales …if the mountains are not in condition then the sea cliffs can get some perfect climbing! Multi pitch rock climbing with Mountaineering Joe
Brigid and Jamie getting ready to climb

Brigid and Jamie getting ready to climb

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia

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Rock scrambling in SnowdoniaRock scrambling in Snowdonia in Ogwen valley on the main Glyder cliff with such excellent weather this week! Rock scrambling with Mountaineering Joe

Snowdonia looking across to Tryfan from Bristly Ridge

Snowdonia looking across to Tryfan from Bristly Ridge

The winter is starting to form in Snowdonia

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Snowdon Winter WalkingThis winter is starting to come into condition so get out there and enjoy it! Just make sure you have the proper kit! Cheers JoeSnowdonia Crib Goch traverse in Winter condition. This way

Winter walking in Snowdonia

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Winter walking in Snowdonia with Max on the summit in poor visibility

Winter walking in Snowdonia with Max on the summit in poor visibility

A great few days winter walking in Snowdonia. Don’t forget wrap up warm as the wind chill is quite significant at the moment …feels like -10! Cheers JoeP2070031_sl_winter_walking_scotland

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Learning new rope techniques to scrambling safely

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Rock scrambling in SnowdoniaRock scrambling in Snowdonia. Katie and Bill spent the weekend rock scrambling on ground up to grade 3. Learning rope techniques in order to cope with this type of ground safely. We started on grade 1 with short roping techniques and migrated into grade 2. This is when the rope started to get used. Using a short pitching technique, we kept things moving fast. Finally, we ended up on grade 3 ground where full pitching was being employed. The next day we went on to the North Ridge of Tryfan scrambling up to grade 2 using techniques learned on day one. A great few days rock scrambling in the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. Rock scrambling in Snowdonia Katie and Bill on the North Ridge of Tryfan