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Sun and Games!
Well today went according to plan. A plan so cunning that it was hatched on thursday, when Llion had to decide a day to climb, so we skip saturday and the ming fest, and decided on Sunday. When a small … Continue reading
Sunshine and Showers at Tremadog
Well I spent a part of the day at Tremadog with Rocio from Ibex Guides. The weather was very wet and dry. With outbreaks of light rain as we started, but never amounting to much. As such we decied on … Continue reading
Posted in climb, climbing, rock climbing, Trad Climbing, tremadog, wales
Tagged Climbing, Life, Training, tremadog
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MLT: Training and Assessment Courses
Whilst I am not a provider of Mountain Leader Training Courses, I work a lot with Andy Newton, who is a registered course provider with the MLT, and as such offers a variety of National Governing Body Award Courses. These … Continue reading
Posted in climb, climbers, climbing, Coaching, Coaching skills, Courses, Instruction, learning, MLT Qualifications, Outdoor Education, rock climbing, Snowdon, Snowdonia Mountain Guides, Training, wales, Walking
Tagged Climbing, climbing wall, north wales rock, Outdoor Education, Training, walking, Work
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Online Climbing Magazine
I was hit by a spammer on Facebook, who joined my network to post about his magazine, whilst I deleted from there, I thought thta you guys mught be interested in it. If you are consumer of online media, then … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, climbing links, magazine, online, rock climbing, Uncategorized
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Vector and a Void!
I ran into James McHaffie when I got back from Scotland a few days ago. He is also on the Winter ML bus at the moment, although he has his assessment the week after me. When I ran into him … Continue reading
What are the top ten Climbing Inventions?
I was thinking of writing an article for my blog on the top ten climbing inventions of all time. Loosely the theme is technology rather than say training. As such I have given a list below, but I am keen … Continue reading
Hows the Book Going?
Obviously this is a popular question that I am getting asked all the time, and the answer really is that I am not too sure. I had absolutely no sense on how things were going, until I sent Franco at … Continue reading
Problem Setting at the Beacon
I spent a great day setting boulder problems at the beacon. It has been about a year since i last set any routes or problems on a wall. I hope they are OK. It was hard as due to my … Continue reading
Posted in Beacon, Bouldering, climbing, rock climbing, route setting
Tagged Beacon, Climbing, climbing wall, Work
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Keen for the Lleyn with Llion
On my way back down last night, I was asked wether I was keen for the Lleyn, Hell Yes! I have been walking around for too long, and I needed a climb like a junkie needs crack. Its just that … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Bouldering, climb, climbing, Explore, guidebooks, Photos, rock climbing
Tagged Climbing, Life, Photos
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Lowering passed a knot video
I have just put a video up on my coaching website on lowering passed a knot. You can click straight across here. Tweet
Posted in climbing, Coaching skills, rescue, rock climbing, Rope Rescue, Uncategorized
Tagged Climbing, Coaching, rope rescue, Videos
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