I was on a course ran by Glenn Gordon at the weekend hosted at EICA Ratho. We looked at many of the skills you need to anticipate, prevent and solve problems encountered at indoor walls, and how to pass this on staff you may be responsible for and train. Both Glenn and I have worked […]
Read more "Wall Rescue course"Spend Sunday with Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club members Megan and Lucia at EICA Ratho and also in Ratho Quarry. It was damp and wet in the morning, so we stayed indoors looking at learning-to-lead indoors, and then looking at setting up trad belay anchors We also looked at personal abseils. It dried up a bit […]
Read more "Climbing Skills"Some photos from some of the training I’ve been working on over the past couple of months at Bonaly and EICA .
Read more "Technical Advice and Training"Been a while since my last post, but been very busy teaching climbing, providing technical advice and skills training for Bonaly Outdoor Centre, Refnrewshire Council Active Schools and EICA Ratho as well as providing some permit assessment support for S.E. Scotland Scouts. Some photos below!
Read more "Spring and Summer so far"I’ve had a very busy late summer and September so far, so a brief post on what I’ve been working on. I’ve been working at the EICA a fair bit running courses, preparing the winter programme and also helping run a Climbing Wall Award. Here’s Natalie Berry on her CWA Training and Abseil module at […]
Read more "Autumn so far"