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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

Rock scrambling course in Snowdonia

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Rock Scrambling in North wales on grade 2 and 3 groundRock 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

Rock Scrambling techniques in Snowdonia Scrambling across exposed rock faces on grade 2 and 3 ground

ML Assessment preparation Master class in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe

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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 and Jermima on Crib Goch having a whale of a time

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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

The Welsh 3000s over 2 days guided by Mountaineering Joe

Welsh 3000s The endJon and Greg walking the Welsh 3000s (14 peaks ) over 2 days which is quite an undertaking. Long days but great fun even if the weather wasn’t perfect. Its pretty full on no matter how you look at it! Well done! You can focus on your walking and enjoy the route, not worrying about getting lost! The Welsh 3000s with Mountaineering JoeWelsh 3000s Cantilever stone

Easy Rock climbing in Pembroke

Rock climbing in Pembroke on the route called krispie crack VS 4c at Crickmail Point

Rock climbing in Pembroke on the route called krispie crack VS 4c at Crickmail Point

There are some Easy Rock climbing routes in Pembroke. These give rocking climbing in some fantastic positions. Routes like Threadneedle Street at Serve and Blue Sky at VS both nice in their grade and 3 star routes. Army Dreamers is HVS 5a but again it has this grade because of it position. Rock climbing in Pembroke Into the bottom of The Castle

Rock Climbing in Pembroke

Rock climbing in Pembroke Rock Idol under the overhang

Rock climbing in Pembroke Rock Idol under the overhang

Rock climbing in Pembroke. 2 weeks of rock climbing on some of the best sea cliffs in the country. A fantastic time climbing the classics of the coast. Rock idol, the Hole Army dreamers to name just a few. Pete and I had some decent weather and managed to climb a few. It was a great consolation since our planned trip to the Dolomites went pear shaped!
Rock climbing in Pembroke with some exciting positions to belay from

Rock climbing in Pembroke with some exciting positions to belay from

ML training camp with a beautiful Sunrise and sunset in Snowdonia.

ML training camp Sunrise in Snowdonia. Nice to start the day dry!!!!

ML training camp Sunrise in Snowdonia. Nice to start the day dry!!!!

A great few days out on a Mountain Leader training camp (ML Exped). Running an ML camp for Phil George. The weather held for us at the right times! And the sunset and sunrise in the valley were fantastic! It just great being in Snowdonia. The ML training is all about preparing for assessment and the camp is a major part of this. Getting your kit right is important so you are preforming at your best. ML preparation with Joe at Mountaineering Joe

Alfie, Luca and Karl learning to climb at the climbing wall

Alfie tackling the main over hanging wall at the beacon climbing centre

Alfie tackling the main over hanging wall at the beacon climbing centre

The boys were learning to climb at the beacon climbing centre and blasting the routes! Having a great time on the overhangs.
Luca blasting up the climbing wall

Luca blasting up the climbing wall

Rock climbing Emma learning to multi pitch trad

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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