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Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia. Practising rope work and belay techniques

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Rock Climbing on Multi pitch in Snowdonia. Direct route Milestone buttress second pitch

Rock Climbing on Multi pitch in Snowdonia. Direct route Milestone buttress second pitch


A great day out practising belays and rope techniques on Milestone Buttress in the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. The sunshine just added to the great day . Multi pitch climbing rope work and techniques with Mountaineering Joe.
Rock Climbing on Multi pitch in Snowdonia. Direct route Milestone buttress Super direct second pitch

Rock Climbing on Multi pitch in Snowdonia. Direct route Milestone buttress Super direct second pitch

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

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Some delicate moves

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!

A rest!

Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Practising rope techniques

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

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

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

Multi pitch rock climbing techniques in Snowdonia

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Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes

Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes

Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia. A day practising rope and belays techniques on a multi pitch rock climbing route. We covered areas such as stance organisation which is quite important for multi pitch routes with not a lot of belay space so keeping things organised is essential. Organising your belays on multi pitch rock climbing routes with as much rope as you can will reduce the shock loading on the gear making your belay safer. Placing gear on a route while on the lead climbing a multi pitch rock climbing route. It is important to keep in balance while placing gear. Setting up a stacked rope belay we even had a sunny day which is not bad for Snowdonia. Rock climbing with Mountaineering Joe
Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia

Multi pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia

Rock climbing in Snowdonia. Moving from Indoor to outdoor climbing

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The nut has good contact on both sides making it quite stable

The nut has good contact on both sides making it quite stable


A day spend practicing gear placements on real rock. Jan wanted to practice placing all types of gear on rock before leading a multi pitch climbing in Snowdonia. I have included a few simple placements she tried out during the day. Moving from indoors to outdoors climbing with MountaineeringJoe
The way the Hex is placed allowes for a good camming action in the crack

The way the Hex is placed allowes for a good camming action in the crack

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

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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

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

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

Rock climbing on Anglesey in the Mousetrap Zawn on Green Slab (HVS)

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We had to be very careful because of the loose rocks

We had to be very careful because of the loose rocks


A great day out rock climbing on The Green Slab in the South Stack area in Mousetrap Zawn. We climbed The green slab (HVS) which is a bit more loose as you would want on a climb!…But great fun such amazing atmosphere!
Not much space

Not much space

Rock climbing in Snowdonia

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learning to lead multi pitched climbing routes

learning to lead multi pitched climbing routes


Leading to lead on multi pitch rock climbing routes in Snowdonia. Simon and Kat wanted to extend their skills to multi pitch rock climbing. They had done a lot of single pitch rock climbing in the peak distinct but they wanted to try multi pitch climbing. We spend the day working on their rope work and stance management and they really got to grips with it! And we just got away with the weather.
setting up multiables abseils down ther rock face

setting up multiables abseils down ther rock face

Rock climbing in Snowdonia in Llanberis Pass on Dinas Mot

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Just moving pass the crux on the finger crack

Just moving pass the crux on the finger crack


Rock climbing in Snowdonia on Dinas Mot. We climbed Western Rib (HVS) with the final pitch of The Chain a finger crack at E1 5b, followed by Lorraine variation (HVS 5a), finishing on GBH (E2 5c ) and then up on Western Rib (VS). A great day out rock climbing with this indian summer in North Wales
Just got to the top of the finger crack on the Chain E2

Just got to the top of the finger crack on the Chain E2

Rock climbing at Union Rock. A great way to experience rock climbing outside

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Dylan learning how to set up belays

Dylan learning how to set up belays

Experience single pitch rock climbing at Union Rock. Lindsey and Dylan had a great day out rock climbing just outside Llanberis in Snowdonia. Lindsey managed her first full climb at Union Rock and abseiled off. By the end of the day Lindsey was flying up the routes. Dylan climbed 6 or 7 routes and also learn a bit about setting up Rock belays and placing protection gear. Experience Rock Climbing outdoor with Mountaineering Joe
Lindsey was flying up these routes

Lindsey was flying up these routes