It was a great privilege to be selected as a host for this years Summer meet in Snowdonia. There were 32 hosts and 32 guests from 22 different countries. It was a very friendly and inclusive meet with a great atmosphere with communal eating morning and evening. There were presentations from hosts and guests with some […]
CWLA Training at Undercover Rock
Another successful course at UCR Bristol. The candidates Pete Marsh, Johan Cilliers and Jon Renshaw were experienced instructors who were confident and competent leaders. There was a lot of shared knowledge, much discussion and lots of practical activity. The course included how and when to introduce lead climbing to clients, depending on technique and physical […]
Sport Lead Course – Take me Tight Jonathan Crisp
Ali had the pleasure of teaching a group of climbing enthusiasts to Sport Lead Climb at Tintern Quarry and Woodcroft Quarry. They had mixed experience, Kathryn was the most experienced and loved the outdoors, Jonathan had never climbed outdoors before and Lydia had limited experience – but they had one thing in common – they were […]
Learn to Climb by Scrambling
Complete beginner Dean Wilkes wanted to experience climbing but was too nervous for conventional methods. After several conversations I decided on a scrambling experience. We arrived at Wintours Leap in beautiful sunny conditions and made our way down the scree slope to the base of Go Wall and along the foot of the crag until we […]
El Rio de Tenerifo
After consulting my Climbing Diaries I discoverd that the last time I climbed in Tenerife was December 1999 when I was married to Malc. This time I went with a group of friends, purely for pleasure or as I like to tell the tax man – TRAINING. Gordo Jenkins, Ray and Sheila, Frank Thompson and […]