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COACHING - INSTRUCTION - GUIDING

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ROCK
CLIMBING

HILL WALKING & MOUNTAINEERING

We're permanently excited by all things climbing! From your first climbs to pushing grade or getting qualified - we can help!

We've been walking and scrambling in the mountains for years and years, let us help you have your own adventures or get qualified to pass on your knowledge and experience.

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INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

Rock Climbing Instructor, Rock Climbing Development Instructor and Mountain Leader courses - we love them all! Fun, relaxed and thorough - get qualified!

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JB MOUNTAIN SKILLS

Jez is a qualified climbing & mountaineering instructor who started JB Mountain Skills in 2009 and has been working in the outdoor industry since 1999. He continues to be excited and enthusiastic about all things outdoors and is passionate about delivering, fun, engaging and thorough Rock Climbing & Mountaineering courses from his base in North Wales.  

instructor - guide - coach 

The Edelrid Ohmega Review. Better than the Ohm? Spoiler, YES! #climbing #belay
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What if I can't unweight my PAS / Lanyard to set up an abseil / rappel? Solving a non problem?
08:19
Bella Lugosi is Dead, a good first E1? A climb in the Dinorwig slate quarries, North Wales.
21:48
Quick! Go buy a Rap Ring for your rock climbing belays! Or maybe don't...
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Which cams should you buy..? Black Diamond, DMM, Wild Country, Totem..? #climbing #cams
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The Petzl Freino Carabiner and a much cheaper alternative! Climbing belay with the GriGri and Neox.
02:47
Tent review: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 vs Naturehike Mongar 2. Good Mountain Leader camping options?
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How much does a trad climbing rack weigh?! Plus the best weight saving tip ever.... #climbing
03:00
Building a Trad Climbing Rack in 2025!
22:20
Five things climbers say that I don't care about...
04:45
The Reality of Being a Climbing & Mountaineering Instructor / Guide and Answering Your Questions!
28:20
The Rab Borealis jacket mini review, thought it'd be pointless... #hiking #climbing #outdoors
02:59
Grivel Clepsydra S. Mini review and why it's like the girth hitch master point belay! #climbing
07:08
Petzl Adjama harness mini review... A good way to go climbing more?
02:15
The Load Strand Direct & Variations. Lowering on a Guide Mode belay. #climbing
10:51
Beginner Climbers: Assisted or Unassisted Belay Devices? What to teach new climbers...
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Equalising is a waste of time and shock loading is nonsense! Climbing thoughts!
09:39
The very British way to belay with a popular alternative... #climbing
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