Saturday was a glorious day, bright clear skies with stunning sunshine, but GOSH it was cold. Matt and Paul had diverse backgrounds – Matt coming via a trad/sport leading route and Paul from scrambling with a lot of experience in the mountains. Together they made a great team and could learn a lot from one another. After […]
Wye Valley Climbing with James Robinson
James, an outdoor pursuits graduate from Hartbury College is more of a paddler than a climber, or so he thought. His mum, a nurse from Ali’s Doctors surgery, booked a multi-pitch experience for his 19th birthday. The stage was set. James was excited but had always found climbing a bit timid and a tad boring. The journey […]
Stroud Climbers Lead Multi-Pitch Trad
A fine Autumn day in the Wye Valley for an advanced Trad lead course. Both Ginny and Billy have been climbing for some years building their experience and confidence, but wanted to feel completely independent and safe enough to do multi-pitch climbs. Ginny and Billy demonstrated their ability to place gear and construct belays, and with further instruction […]
Monsterous Summer Cragging
I decided to take August off from Instruction. June and July had been very busy and I had little opportunity to go climbing. My first outing was with the Pinnacle Club in Pembrokeshire and we were extremely lucky to have the most gorgeous weather and to climb in areas I’d never climbed before. My trip […]
Ellie Mental Monster
Ellie lives in a Ford Transit van, travels to and works at festivals, has bright red hair and is one of the most interesting people Ali has ever met. She has a love and passion for life and is very much a free spirit. Ellie had no real experience of climbing. She met Ali at […]