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Multi pitch rock climbing techniques in Snowdonia

Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Rock Climbing, Scrambling

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

A great weekend in Aviemore Cairngorms practicing winter skills

Adventure Holidays, Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Winter skills descending a ice slope with crampons using the flat foot technique

Learning winter skills in Scotland 1:1. A Winter skills weekend. A great weekend in Aviemore practicing winter skills. Kicking steps , use of the ice axe while walking, ice axe arresting for when things go wrong, and the use of crampons using front pointing, flat footing and hybrid techniques. We also looked at protecting members of the group up and down snow slopes with snow belays stompers and boot axe belays. A great time with great weather in the Cairngorms Scotland.

Practicing Ice axe arresting at the beginning of the winter seasons keeps all your skills fresh

Winter climbing in Glen Coe

Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Winter climbing in Scotland The last few pitches of Curved Ridge

With the fantastic weather conditions across Scotland we had a great time winter climbing in Glen Coe. We completed Curved Ridge in superb winter conditions.

Winter climbing in Glen Coe Looking down into Glen Coe

Winter skills course . A day out on the Fiacailll ridge in the Cairngorms to practice winter skills in Scotland

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Winter skills course in Scotland. Andrew just before the crux of the Fiacailll Ridge

A day putting together all the winter skills testing them under full winter conditions. Use of the ice axe and crampons on a winter ridge. A great day with good winter conditions. Winter skills with Mountaineering Joe

Winter skills course in Scotland. Looking down on the Fiacailll ridge

Winter skills course covering snow techniques with Mountaineering Joe

Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Winter skills course in Scotland. Practicing ice axe arresting on a steep slope

Winter skills course with Mountaineering Joe. Different types of cramponing, buckets seats with buried axe belays , body belaying, and ice axe arresting are just some of the skills practiced over the days out. Winter skills are essential in order to cope the different types of winter conditions which may be encountered. Winter skills days with Mountaineering Joe

Winter skills course in Scotland. Practicing buckets seats on a snow slope

Winter skills over a weekend

Mountaineering, Private Guiding, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

A great day out in winter in Scotland with Mountaineering Joe

Winter skills weekend with Mountaineering Joe. Walking in Scotland in winter requires good navigation skills. With heavy snow falling you can lose the path and the shape of the land so quickly so good compass skills are essential. I picked them up from the station and dropped them back after the weekend. So they didn’t even need a car! Winter skills with Mountaineering Joe

Winter navigation across the cairngorms

Winter Walking in Cwm Bochlwyd, Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia.

Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Winter walking in Snowdonia Winter walking up towards the Glyders

Winter Walking in Cwm Bochlwyd, Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. Walking in the Ogwen Valley Around the side of Tryfan. A great winter day out with beautiful views across Snowdonia. Mountaineering Joe

Winter navigation in Snowdonia. Concentrating on Identifying contour features

Private Guiding, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Beautiful walking around Capel Curig

Winter navigation. There can be far less features around like walls, fences and streams. Therefore it is much more important to interpret the shape of the land and use your compass more accurately in Winter. Winter navigation with Mountaineering Joe

Identifiying contour features.

Winter walking in Snowdonia on the Glyders

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A great out day walking in Snowdonia

Winter walking in Snowdonia on the Glyders. In between the storms we have been having it great out there. We walked through Cwn Idwal climbed the North Ridge of Y Garn. The weather came it and we escaped the high winds of 60 plus down devil’s kitchen path but a great day out in the mountains. Mountaineering Joe

Fantastic weather conditions

Walking in Snowdonia and preparation for ML Training course

Navigation and Map Reading, Private Guiding, Snowdonia, Walking, Winter Walking and Winter Skills

Navigating on complex ground

Dylan is starting to preparing for the ML training course. He wants to get the most out of his training as it is a preparation for assessment not a basic mountain skills course . Today we looked at the level of navigation expected. Micro navigation in the ML award is a high standard and to reach this takes practice so his ML training will be fine tuning not a shock! Dylan certainly has a natural talent for navigation and he was finding his way around complex steep ground efficiently ! An excellent day with Mountaineering Joe

Beautiful views across the Snowdonia range