Monthly Archives: April 2011

1/3 of All Climbing Courses in May

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Mark Reeves

In a move to beat the austerity measures, here and Snowdonia Mountain Guides we are offering 33% off all courses, so for any climbing course the rate for 1 to 1 guiding, instruction or coaching is just £100 a day. … Continue reading →

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The Fourth B in the 3 B’s of Technique

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Mark Reeves

Just as Douglas Adams had five books in his trilogy, I am going to suggest that after you have mastered those first 3 B’s of good technique – boot, body and balance and worked on you technique then you can … Continue reading →

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BMC/UIAA adice of Campus Board for Youngsters

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Mark Reeves

When I was researching my book ‘How to Climb Harder‘ I decided to put a advisory section in for training for Young People. In researching that I looked at a BMJ article on climbing and young people in which it … Continue reading →

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How To……. Pass Your SPA

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Mark Reeves

The SPA is a National Governing Body(NGB) Award, that trains and assess people ability to safely supervise a rock climbing session at a single pitch venue. As such the way the award operates is that you first go climbing and … Continue reading →

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Mark McGowan 6a to 8a

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Mark Reeves

Whilst I was away travelling I think there was an article on Mark in Climber magazine, I was alerted to his blog by a colleague at Plas Y Brenin, but finding the time to look at his blog has taken … Continue reading →

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Body Position: The final part of efficiency

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Mark Reeves

So far in this mini series we have looked at two aspects of the 3 B’s of good climbing technique – The Boot and Balance, here we look at the final piece Body Position. If the Boot was the foundation … Continue reading →

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Balance: The key to efficiency

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Mark Reeves

This is the second in a three part mini series on the fundementals of technique, that covers the three B’s of climbing – Boot, Balance and Body Position. In the first of the series we looked at aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Boot: The Foundation of Good Technique

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Mark Reeves

Done well climbing is something of a beautiful dance, every climber has a pace, rhythm and style of there own. Hidden in the gait, is a wealth of experience and technique that can seem quite unfathomable to a beginner. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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