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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 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 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 Climbing on the Costa Blanca in The Xalo Valley Alicalali in the sun with Mountaineering Joe

Rock Climbing on the Costa Blanca in The Xalo Valley Alicalali in the sun with Mountaineering Joe

A fantastic week rock climbing in Spain on the Costa Blanca in the Xalo Valley north of Alicante. A week of pure sunshine. Private Rock climbing trips with Moutaineering JoeRock Climbing on the Costa Blanca in The Xalo Valley Murla with Mountaineering Joe

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

ML Training in Snowdonia handling night time navigation

ML Training in Snowdonia handling night time navigation

ML Assessment in Snowdonia: Just finished assessing a ML in Snowdonia for Phil George. What a great week, to see people achieve their goal was absolutely fantastic. If you are preparing for your ML in Snowdonia then I offer a ML master class which will prepare you for that week with mentoring all the way up to your assessment as a part of doing the master class over 2 days . Its 1:1 or 2:1 which ever you preferer. Hit the ground running for your assessment week and enjoy for week. Joe
ML Assessment in Snowdonia Developing environmental knowledge Pixie Cups growing in the wall

ML Assessment in Snowdonia Developing environmental knowledge Pixie Cups growing in the wall

Katie on Crib Goch

Katie on Crib Goch

Katie and Jermima on Crib Goch having a whale of a time! Katie wanted to go up Snowdon by an exciting route. So, Crib Goch it was and they had a great time. Certainly not for the faint hearted!!
Private guiding on Crib Goch with Mountaineering Joe
Katie and Jermima on Crib Goch on the narrow arete

Katie and Jermima on Crib Goch on the narrow arete

Emma learning to lead on her own gear setting up belays and bring up a second

Emma learning to lead on her own gear setting up belays and bring up a second

Emma spent 2 days learning how to place gear and manage herself on multi pitch trad rock climbs. She is already a very good climber on the wall but wants to move outside. We looked at placing gear, belay stance management and retreating and retrieving her rope from a rock climb. By the end of the couple of days it had all come together for her. Emma welcome to the trad world of Rock climbing!

Emma learning to abseil safely and retrieve her rope from the top of the rock climb

Emma learning to abseil safely and retrieve her rope from the top of the rock climb

Mountain navigation skills in Snowdonia

Mountain navigation skills in Snowdonia


Are you able to look after yourself in poor visibility in the mountains? Starting the day when it sunny and suddenly it all changes. It happens so often. So look after yourself by skilling up! I am running a Mountain navigation and skills course on the weekend of the 14/15 of July 18. Contact me at joe@mountaineeringjoe.co.ukWalking across the Carneddau

Welsh 3000s Adri reaching the Snowdon summit

Welsh 3000s Adri reaching the Snowdon summit

A stunning time with Adri and Tony in Snowdonia on the Welsh 3000s in 24 hrs challenge. An endurance test in the mountains in complex ground and beautiful scenery. Adri and Tony are preparing for Kili wanted to test their endurance in the mountains. What a perfect day we had. Low winds, sunshine and of course fantastic views. Well done Adri for never giving up when her feet were sore. Thank you to both of you for a great time and of course Chris.
Cheers Joe
Welsh 3000s The view from Snowdon at sunrise on the welsh 3000s

Welsh 3000s The view from Snowdon at sunrise on the welsh 3000s

The Welsh 3000s with Mountaineering Joe.
Welsh 3000s Tony and Adri on the summit of Glyder Fawr

Welsh 3000s Tony and Adri on the summit of Glyder Fawr