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We offer top quality instruction in all aspects of rock climbing, mountaineering and Scrambling in Snowdonia. guided walks and navigation skills

28/11/2023

Had a great day with Tom Wells the other day at tremadog upper tier going over Rock climbing instructor (RCI) stuff, introducing my take on teaching belaying, group management and when to ignore the dog.

23/10/2023

Came home from Iceland 🇮🇸 to some goodies from Dark Ventures Limited 😍😁 suppose I better go climbing to try them out...

21/09/2023

Today I had the pleasure of showing Bill the best way to the top of Wales. Hiraeth was the word of the day as he was visiting his family from the US who live in Wales. I hope I'm still enjoying life as much as he is when I'm 71.
RAW Adventures Association of Mountaineering Instructors

20/06/2023

3rd and final day with my clients on their guided sea cliff experience. 2 ½ routes done - lighthouse arete (VS 4c), Pel \ rap combo (VS 4c) and top pitch of north west passage (E1 5b) to finish off in sweltering heat. We have been so lucky with the weather and we ticked off some fantastic routes and had some great conversations.

Association of Mountaineering Instructors

18/06/2023

We took a gamble with the changeable weather given my clients had their heart set on Dream of White horses (HVS 5a) and it paid off. We even managed to do the first pitch. Big thanks to Sam Simpson for retrieving my ab rope. I'd have been late home otherwise 😀.

21/05/2023

If you are looking for a perfect activity for your family during the holidays, then book a rock climbing session with us.
Get in touch to reserve your preferred dates.

Neurodivergent/SEN friendly.

16/05/2023

Absolutely great weather (mostly) this weekend for our first Rock Climber Development course of the year with father/daughter combo Chris and Helena.
This is my most popular course, and Im glad as I love running them. We have lots of time (4 days) to really focus on practising the essential skills and learning new ones.

Chris, who was already pretty experienced, really wanted to learn how to become more efficient on multipitch climbs. Helena, who's done lots of seconding with her dad, wanted to get on the sharp end of the rope and lead her first route.

On day 1, with the help of Trainee MCI, Paul, we began by going over the fundamentals of belaying, equipment and knots. While we didn't do a lot of climbing, this is time well-spent as it provides opportunity to introduce efficiency and iron out some bad habits.

Day 2 we went to holyhead Mountain to apply day one's lessons while doing some climbing, gradually increasing the difficulty to allow Helena discover her limits with the safety of a top-rop before finishing off on an easy 2 pitch route.

Day 3 was a quick hit at Temadog getting Helena placing lots of protection and her dad could practise belay transitions before dodging the rain for the comfort of the Beacon Climbing Centre to revise abseiling and some more belaying. on the final day, we put all of it together at Tryfan Bach where Helena lead her first climb in what I would call sub-optimal conditions - cold northly wind gusting 40. an outstanding effort all round.

If you want to take your climbing to a Higher level, get in touch for availability. website is on the About section.

Association of Mountaineering Instructors

25/04/2023

North Wales Climbs guidebook now surplus to my needs so if anyone would like it for a £10 donation to Tom Furey Memorial Trust drop me a PM.
Based in Caernarfon but can post.

27/02/2023

Working hard this weekend for the The Peak Climbing School with David and Justin to refresh their mountaineering skills for future adventures. Day one we spent the day going over all the methods and techniques required to use a rope to safeguard a scramble before heading out the day after to Cwm Cneifion to put it all into practise.

Association of Mountaineering Instructors Rab Lowe Alpine V12 Outdoor

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http://www.higherclimbing.wales/

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