Scrambling in Snowdonia looking across to Cneifion AreteA great day out rock scrambling in Snowdonia. The snow just kept coming and we ended up with a fair dump! But the blue skies came out and we found ourselves in a winter wonderland!Scrambling in Snowdonia as the snow starts to come in

Y Garn looking from the the Ogwen valley in Snowdonia

Y Garn looking from the the Ogwen valley in Snowdonia


We have a mountain skills courses coming up in on the 11/12 of March 17 in Snowdonia. Start the season fully tuned and ready to go. Mountain skills with Mountaineering Joe
Beautiful with the Snow lightly covering the tops

Beautiful with the Snow lightly covering the tops

The mountains require good navigations skills in bad weather

The mountains require good navigations skills in bad weather


Mountain training mountains skills courses are being run all run all the time for the summer. So why not prepare yourself for the mountains so you can get out and feel safe and enjoy yourself in the Snowdonia mountains this summer. Mountaineering Joe
Route finding skills

Route finding skills

Mountain navigation reaching the final point

Mountain navigation reaching the final point


We practised all the skills required for looking after yourself in the mountain and even the cold weather didn’t put us off!

Mountain navigation in Snowdonia

We are protected here from the northerlies winds

We are protected here from the northerlies winds


A great day out walking on the south side of Snowdon. We were protected from the northerlies being behind Snowdon so we had a reasonable day. Guided walking with Mountaineering Joe
Walking in Cwm Treglan Snowdonia

Walking in Cwm Treglan Snowdonia

Mountain navigation skills in Snowdonia

Mountain navigation skills in Snowdonia


Mountaineering Joe’s Mountain navigation courses in Snowdonia. To be safe in the mountains you need to be able to navigate in all conditions. I provide MtnTraining Mountain skills courses to give you the skill sets to look after yourself in the mountains.
Navigation in poor visibility

Navigation in poor visibility

Beautiful views across Snowdonia

Beautiful views across Snowdonia


Guided walking in the Moelwyns, in Snowdonia. An excellent day out walking with Mountaineering Joe across the Moelwyns up to Cnicht with beautiful views! Well worth the effort. Mountaineering Joe
An excellent day out walking in Snowdonia in the Moelwyn

An excellent day out walking in Snowdonia in the Moelwyn

Oli and Tom scrambling in Cwm Idwal

Oli and Tom scrambling in Cwm Idwal


Oli and Tom were learning rope techniques for rock scrambling in Snowdonia. They wanted to extend their walking experience to more adventurous day out. We practised moving with a rope and short pitching which was great fun!
learning to move  with the rope

learning to move with the rope

Rob negotiating the rock pinnacles on Cneifion Arête

Rob negotiating the rock pinnacles on Cneifion Arête


Rock scrambling in Snowdonia. Rock Scrambling high up in Cwm Cneifion on Cneifion Arête. An excellent rock scramble which starts off on full on grade 3 ground and moves into easier grade 2 with great rock spikes all the way up making belaying easy! Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with Mountaineering Joe
Rob moving around the boulders on Cneifion Arête

Rob moving around the boulders on Cneifion Arête

Abseiling down a gully

Abseiling down a gully


Rock scrambling in Snowdonia with great weather. Practising rope techniques for moving fast over grade 2/3 scrambling ground. We used short pitching , pitching, body belaying and the Italian hitch to name just a few. Rope techniques with Mountaineering Joe
Where did he come from?

Where did he come from?