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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

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Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Walking

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

Mountain training navigation courses

Mountaineering, Navigation and Map Reading, Snowdonia, Walking

Mountain navigation reaching the final point

We practised all the skills required for looking after yourself in the mountain and even the cold weather didn’t put us off!

Mountain navigation courses in Snowdonia with MtnTraining Mountain skills course

Mountaineering, Navigation and Map Reading, Snowdonia, Walking

Mountain navigation skills in Snowdonia

Mountaineering Joe’s Mountain navigation courses in Snowdonia. To be safe in the mountains you need to be able to navigate in all conditions. I provide MtnTraining Mountain skills courses to give you the skill sets to look after yourself in the mountains.

Navigation in poor visibility

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?

ML Refresher in Snowdonia. Access and Conversation in the Snowdonia Mountains

Navigation and Map Reading, Private Guiding, Walking

A very poplar Moss in the Mountains

ML Refresher for the Mountain Leader assessment course. Today we looked at Access and Conservation. We chatted about Mosses and lichens One process which is easy to remember is soil creation in the mountain environment. Looking how it starts with Lichens and ends up with plants growing on Rocks. Mountain Leader preparation with Mountaineering Joe.

From lichen to plants actually growing in the dead moss

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