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A day in the life of a Single Pitch Award assessor

Running a Single Pitch Award assessment isn’t all about sitting around with a stern face…! Read More

Screen grab of me on my successful redpoint of Face Race, 7a+ on the Orme. Such a sharp hold on the crux

Sport Climbing: How to climb 7a

Grades are just arbitrary numbers and yet we get so hung up on them. I’ll happily admit I’m motivated by them and they provide goals and targets for me to work towards. Read More

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How to become a qualified mountaineering instructor

Whilst I was still at school I sent a letter off to Mountain Training requesting the scheme booklets for the Mountaineering Instructor Award (MIA) and Mountaineering Instructor Certificate (MIC), I still have them somwhere... Read More

Instructor Qualifications

Original Mountain Month September ’15

A month with not many days off!

New Video, Releasing a Loaded Guide Plate

A busy first quarter of the year!

Rock Climbing Instructor / Single Pitch Award Review Document

Training for Climbing

Mountain Leader Navigation: Tactics

Rock Climbing Instructor, the new Single Pitch Award

A week in the life of an ML assessor…

Performance Preparation, giving yourself the best chance of success

UK Climbing

Climbing Climbing Climbing!

Scrambling

And breathe….

Mountain Footwear, boots and approach shoes

A spring scrambling course

Advanced Scrambling Kit

The perfect intro to scrambling in North Wales?

Trips

Two months Sport Climbing in Chulilla, Spain

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How to set up an Abseil / Rappel
In this video I look at how to join two ropes and set up a safe abseil… be warned, my presenting skills are minimal!
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Climbing movement, hip twisting
Today’s video is all about hip twisting for steeper climbing. Give me a shout with any questions! Just don’t judge my presenting skills, a natural I am not…
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How to tie off a GriGri and ATC belay plate
Need to tie off your climbing partner? Here’s why you might want to, and how you could:
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Nordisk Telemark 1 Person Tent Review, part 2.
The perfect Mountain Leader tent? I spent months procrastinating over which tent to buy. I wanted a really light one person tent. A proper tent though, not a total coffin
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September’s Rock Climbing Development Course
It’s been an ace couple of weeks climbing some amazing routes in North Wales! The guys improved loads, it’s not all about grades though, their movement is loads better, their
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