I have never seen such consistently good weather in North Wales – everything was dry and for once we were spoilt for choice. My partner in crime was Mick Green, and although a climbing holiday, it is always training for me and gives me a chance to visit different areas and look for client opportunities. […]
Trad Lead Climbing Courses
Late spring is usually the time climbers start to venture outside, especially this year! This 2 day trad lead course with Ali Taylor is a comprehensive course that includes everything you need to know about placing gear on lead, building belays, belaying from above to bring up the 2nd and abseiling off. Ali introduces skills in […]
Climbing Wall Instructor Award
For those of you who have missed all the excitement there have been big changes at Mountain Training and in particular the names of the Awards and the Syllabus content. The Climbing Wall Award is now the Climbing Wall Instructor and the Syllabus covers 12 different areas, rather than the previous 3. The handbook explains […]
Antalya Turkish Climbing Delight
Having never been to Turkey I had no idea what to expect, so it was a cultural shock that was both mind blowing and humbling. Antalya is a bustling city on the edge of the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea and the 5th most populated city, but once you move away from the city […]
Winter woollies
The Climbing Wall Award has proved very popular this Winter with 2 Training Courses and one Assessment – 12 candidates working their way through the process. Congratulations to Rob Stanfield on his excellent pass. A strong candidate at Training back in September and now a confident and experienced Instructor. One of the Training Courses was block […]