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Mountain Leader Training (ML ) in Snowdonia

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

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Scrambling, Snowdonia

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

Multi Pitch rocking climbing techniques in Snowdonia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adventure Holidays, Isle of Anglesey, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Rock Climbing, Snowdonia

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

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Scrambling

Rock 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

The winter is starting to form in Snowdonia

Mountaineering, Snowdonia, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

This winter is starting to come into condition so get out there and enjoy it! Just make sure you have the proper kit! Cheers Joe

Winter walking in Snowdonia

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Snowdonia, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

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 Joe

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

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

Rock 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 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