I’ve been working with Mountaineering Scotland to deliver their new Ready to Rock courses. On Sunday, Michael, Michael, Iain, Ali, Chris, Gonzalo along with Alan and myself met at a scorching Traprain Law to cover the basics of trad climbing. We looked at the Crag environment – environmental considerations and looking after yourself. Guide books […]
Read more "Ready to Rock"There are some fantastic venues within easy reach of Edinburgh, and some a bit further away that offer more adventurous climbing. Traprain Law is just outside Haddington, about 25 minutes from Edinburgh, and gives some good lower-middle grade climbing in a rural setting. The downside is the crag is popular and polished. A good […]
Read more "Edinburgh Cragging"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"I was working with?Edinburgh University Hillwalking Club at the weekend in and around the hills near Tomintoul, delivering a hill skills course. We looked at route planning and preparation, navigation skills, group leading and what to do in an emergency. A dry weekend but cold and very windy at times. Looking over to Lochnagar and […]
Read more "Hill Skills Training"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"