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Free Rope Rescue PDF Manual
I have put together a free PDF rope rescue manual for anyone who is interested it comes after I did a rope rescue for climbers course, and Ady who was on the course wanted a manual for revision. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, Coaching skills, learning, rescue, rock climbing, Rope Rescue, Skill Acquisition
Tagged Climbing, rope rescue
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Work, Work, Work……and Play
I have for the last eight or nine days. I have lost count been teaching various people climbing, from basic movement coaching to escaping the system, and everything else in between. My last post was from Wednesday, so I’ll start … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, Coaching, Coaching skills, Escaping the System, Instruction, rock climbing, Uncategorized
Tagged Climbing, Winter Courses, Work
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The Nose of Dinas Mot: Ticked
Well almost, I should perhaps start from the beginning of my long story with The Nose of Dinas Mot. The routes, the climbers, the good times and the suffering. Way back in 1995, I sat down and choose a … Continue reading
Posted in climbers, climbing, Llanberis Pass, rock climbing
Tagged Climbing, Life, llanberis Pass
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Hangover and Boulder
No, not a hangover, but the route Hangover in Llanberis Pass. I have had a hate, Hate relationship with this route ever since I first climbed it. The first time I thought is was hard for E1 and awkward, the … Continue reading
Posted in Bouldering, climbing, Llanberis Pass, rock climbing, Uncategorized
Tagged Climbing, llanberis Pass
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2nd Annual Rhoscolyn Father’s Day Meet
Well, I spent last night and today over at the great campsite in Rhoscolyn with quite a few friends, on what is the second father’s day meet. Obviously I am not there because I am a father, … Continue reading
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Tagged Climbing, Gogarth, Life, Photos
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Stacked Up in Scotland: Yeansby Castle
When I left you last I was celebrating the team ascent of the old man of hoy. That celebration went on until the early hours of the following morning. Outside the Ratwick bothy next to a fire burning dried kelp. … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, climbing, Photos, rock climbing, Scotland, Uncategorized
Tagged Climbing, Life, Photos, scotland
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Stacked Up in Scotland: Old Man of Hoy
I have been up to H0y before and climb classic route on the Old Man of Hoy, the east Face route. Why then would I return? Well, unfortunately my main climbing partners haven’t climbed it. So why not repeat it! … Continue reading
Its Definitely Slate Season!
Well, I have mainly been on the Slate recently, there are two reasons for this the first being that we now seem to be suffering from April’s showers, whereas in April we had mays sun. So Slate has been great … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, Photos, rock climbing, slate, sports climbing
Tagged Climbing, Life, Photos, Slate
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Dinas Cromlech on a Bank Holiday
It was a lovely day when I looked out of my window this morning, however the shorts I had dressed myself in seemed a littel too casual after I went out the front door and into cloudier and windier weather. … Continue reading
Scavenging around Main Cliff
After yesterdays battle Tom and I decided that we should have a rematch with the Far End of Main Cliff, and that we should get on Scavenger, which is supposed to be one of the classic of Gogarth, but since … Continue reading
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Tagged Climbing, Gogarth, north wales rock, topos
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