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Hill Skills and Mountain Skills Courses available now!

Mountain Training, the official body that oversees popular training for qualifications and personal skills such as Mountain Leader. They have introduced the Hill and Mountain Skills schemes in April 2014.

Mountaineering Joe has become a provider of these courses. Have a look at our walking section for more information on how you can get on one of these courses!

If you are new, or are looking to improve your skills, to walking in the hills and mountains of the UK, these courses could be just what you need to enable you to learn new skills and to increase your confidence and to plan your own adventures in the mountains. This is ideal for parents who want to build their children’s independence by allowing them to plan the walks. so eventually you will feel confident that they know how to look after themselves in the future whilst walking in the mountains.
For more information visit http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/walking/

Being able to look after yourself rewards you with beautiful days out in the mountains

Being able to look after yourself rewards you with beautiful days out in the mountains

Advanced Mountain Contour Navigation 2 day Course

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Planning the next navigation leg with contour interpretation

Planning the next navigation leg with contour interpretation

Stephen is preparing for his ML assessment and wanted to practice navigation on steep complex mountain ground. So the course concentrated on contour interpretation on complex mountain terrain. This involves moving about the mountains by identifying features on the ground. This aids very fast navigation on ground where the compass and timings are not suitable tools to use. By building a story board Stephen and Alan managed to walk the entire length of their legs without reference to the map, learning to identify complex areas by their shape. It wasn’t long before they were ticking off these legs every time with accurately using these fast and efficient techniques. Do you want to focus on a particular part of your navigation? We can tailor a course specifically for your needs. http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/mountaineering/navigation-courses-snowdonia/

Guided walks on the Anglesey Coastal path.

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We were walking along the top North east coast sheltering from the high winds from the south and it worked. We were rewarded with not only excellent weather but also excellent views for the day. We walked from Red Wharf bay to Puffin Island. Considering it is the heart of winter it is still excellent conditions for walking on Anglesey.

The wild life at Red Wharf Bay is stunning

The wild life at Red Wharf Bay is stunning

For more information on the Anglesey Coastal path Walks and what you can do follow this link http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/anglesey-coastal-path/

Scrambling up Clogwyn Y Person Arête.

The last technical section on Clogwyn Y Person Arête

The last technical section on Clogwyn Y Person Arête

This is one of the greatest natural lines in Snowdonia and a great 3 Star, Grade 2/3 classic scramble on Snowdon. The day was looking a bit misty but the weather never really came in, in fact the wind dropped and it turned out not to be as cold as expected! No real wind on the Crib Goch ridge which made it a delight! We descended the north ridge back down in the valley…simply a fantastic day out. For more ideas about what you could so have a look at out scrambling section http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/mountaineering/scrambling/course-5-classic-snowdon-scramble-clogwyn-y-person-arete/

Guided Snowdonia walking days out for groups around the Snowdonia national park.

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Magnificent views across Snowdonia from the top of the Carneddau

Magnificent views across Snowdonia from the top of the Carneddau

Mountaineering Joe offers some great mountain days out on Snowdon and the surrounding mountains in Snowdonia, including the Carneddau and the Glyders. If the weather is too bad for high level mountain adventure then the Anglesey Coastal path offers so spectacular scenery at this time of the year. So if you have a group who want to venture into the mountains have a look at what mountaineering Joe has to offer for groups . http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/walking/

Enjoy the Anglesey Coastal path with a guided walk. Today we were on the Four Mile Bridge to Ravens Point section.

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A great day out on the Anglesey Coastal path. Some beautiful views along the coastline with some dry and mild winter weather to enjoy this area of the island. We are providing all the guiding, and the transport so you don’t need to do a circular walk, so you get to enjoy much more of the coast. Have a look what guided day walks we have to offer …http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/anglesey-coastal-path/

Some stunning coves along this section of coastline

Some stunning coves along this section of coastline

Winter walking in Scotland is looking excellent for next year

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The winter walking season is nearly upon us. I will be running some guided walks this winter in Scotland and Snowdonia so if you fancied getting into winter walking drop me a message and we will work something out. Have a look at what’s on offer with Mountaineering Joe. http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/mountaineering/winter-skills-walking-and-mountaineering/

The ridges starting to get their wintery feel

The ridges starting to get their wintery feel

Walking Holiday treks in the Picos de Europa Sept 2014

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Mountaineering Joe is once again adventuring out into the Picos De Europa for Sept 2014. There will be 3 trips. The first will be gentle valley walks where there is not too much height gain during the day. The second type will be day walks to a few summits on the massifs which require walkers to be fit. We will return to the valley at the end of each day. Finally there will be multi day walks, where we stay in mountain huts over a period and 3 or 4 days. So join us for some of the best mountain views in Europa. For more information on what we offer have a look here http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/mountain-holidays/picos-de-europa/ and feel free to call for a chat about what you would like to do in the Picos de Europa!

Such magnificent mountain ranges which are all very accessible

Such magnificent mountain ranges which are all very accessible

A good day out considering the weather, scrambling in Cwm Idwal, in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia

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Great views down the Nant Ffrancon valley

Great views down the Nant Ffrancon valley

Scrambling out in continuous heavy rain but we were sheltered in Cwm Idwal from the high winds of 60mph! we were climbing on the cliffs of Glyder Fawr which face north east, climbing next to North west Face route and did the continuation slabs above. This protected us from the prevailing south easterlies . But we never ventured to the top because of the wind forecast. Instead we escaped off Glyder Fawr on to Seniors’ ridge and in the shelter of Cwm Cneifion back down into Cwm Idwal. The rock was in good condition allowing for some excellent scrambling. We really got a good mountain day out of nothing considering the weather! For more ideas on what you can do have a look at http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/rock-scrambling-courses/

Below Senior’s Ridge on the North West Face scrambling, Idwal Valley, Ogwen, Snowdonia.

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The first part of North West Face

The first part of North West Face

This a great day out on a grade 2 scramble. We were scrambling on the right-hand side of the Slabs. The north west face is a series of gigantic ledges with intermediate slabs, ideal of course for lunch stops in between those technical sections . We started just to the right of Idwal staircase and scrambled our way up on the right of the big waterfall in the staircase. Avoiding the wet sections and climbing on good clean dry rock, we had a good scrambling day out. For more info on what you can do on a scrambling day out have a quick look at http://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/rock-scrambling-courses/