Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Grindstone

Well, there’s nothing like work to keep you busy, and at the moment that’s just whats keeping me busy! After Friday with the Conway Centre teaching lead climbing to students, then a weekend teaching a Mountain Leader Refresher Course for … Continue reading

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British Summer Time = Evening Cragging

Mike Raine capturing the first of the British Summer Time after work cragging tonight, on the uber classic Comes the Dervish E3 Well the clocks went forwards last night and whilst it gave a one less hour in bed if … Continue reading

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What’s in a Name?

I was thumbing through the latest addition of Summit, and saw a picture of Caff of The Unrideable Donkey, one of the instructors I work with said that it was him who named the route, or at least dreamt the … Continue reading

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BMC Presidential Campaign!

Well, I was aware that the BMC was in the process of selecting a new President, after Charles Clarke comes to the end of his term, sitting on the National Council for the BMC I have seen with my own … Continue reading

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Crag X – Topo and Description

Well after I said that I wouldn’t reveal the location of the crag I went to today i decided that to hell with it, everybody will find out, so might as well help you to get there. It was a … Continue reading

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Crag X, Y and Z

Well I have spent the day teaching four students lead climb at a secret crag in North Wales. I have photos, however I don’t really want to give the name of the crag because for a quality single pitch venue, … Continue reading

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Fine Dining

Well, I discovered late last night that my phone whilst being on wasn’t actually receiving a signal, thankfully the person who had been trying to get hold of me had taken the trouble to walk round the house and make … Continue reading

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Grants for Mountaineering Clubs?

The Vagabond Club Hut in Nant Peris that has recently been decorated, and is constantly worked on. I was shown a thread on UKC asking for help raising funds for climbing hut repairs and renovations. This was a topic that … Continue reading

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Classic Desert Climbs

Well after the wall last night I went to the pub, and in the process of getting home I jumped ship from Dave’s car to Tim’s pimp van. Apart from the vehicle looking ridiculous small, as I was surrounded by … Continue reading

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Imagery Scripts: Bouldering Content

Well I introduced the concept of scripts for imagery a while back, and thought I’d elaborate the concept to allow you to develop a script for a boulder problem that you can climb in overlapping sections but not yet link. … Continue reading

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