Intro to Trad.
Introduction to trad Rock climbing at Traprain Law with Jake and Scott – a cold, breezy day with the odd shower. We looked an anchor building, runner placements and abseiling off routes.
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Summer 2016
Some photos from this summer
Read more "Summer 2016"Climbing in a three – how to swap leads
Instructors and guides climb in a three a lot. But it’s not uncommon to climb in a three just for fun. You do need good rope work and organisation to make things flow smoothly to avoid tangles. Typically, the leader gets to a stance, makes a good anchor and brings both seconds up at […]
Read more "Climbing in a three – how to swap leads"Glencoe Scrambling
Brianne, David and I headed up to Glencoe to look at scrambling and mountaineering skills – building on David’s evening the other week when we looked at trad leading. It was very wet heading up, but dried out nicely later on. We climbing the Zig Zags and Easy Route on Gearr Aonach and looked at setting up […]
Read more "Glencoe Scrambling"Trad Anchor Workshops
Go from this…. …and this… …to nice neat anchors like this! Book on a trad anchor workshop with me. Prices from £25 per person for an evening course. Contact me for more information
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