Learning how to plan and prepare for a day in the mountains, what kit to take and wear and how to navigate your way from A to B are the basic, vital skills f...

Although we are all desperate for a bit of snow in the hills you've got to make the most of what you've got - and you can always have an adventure - and toda...

Guided day around the Snowdon Horseshoe

Weekend scrambling for hillwalkers course in Snowdonia

I was out with Chris and Yana on Friday for a scrambling day and their first go at a grade 3 route. Scrambles are graded 1 - 3 with 3 being the hardest. They...

Scrambling and climbing weekend in Snowdonia

Scrambling for beginners course in Snowdonia

I was working for High Mountain Guides this weekend with Tom, helping him prepare for his forthcoming trip to attempt the Matterhorn - perhaps one of the Wor...

Out on the excellent grade 1 scramble the North Ridge of Tryfan yesterday with Paula and Sally. We spent the day looking at the skills needed to make the ste...

Today I was out with 5 gents for their first trip along Crib Goch. To get ahead of the crowds and get a parking space we went for an early start, although ev...

This weekend i was working for Snowdonia Mountain Skills on a guided scrambles course with a mountaineering club. The weather on Saturday was pretty grim acr...

Advanced scrambling skills - ropes and climbing gear.

2 day Mountain Skills course covering the skills required to get about the UK mountains

Scrambling in Snowdonia - Tryfan and Cneifion Arete

Advanced scrambling weekend with Bremex Mountaineering Club

I was out with fellow Munro Compleater (all the Scottish mountains over 3000 feet) Humphrey today for a traverse of the classic grade 1 scramble, Crib Goch. ...

The last few weeks I've been fortunate enough to introduce a few people to scrambling and no better place to give it a go for the first time than the Ogwen V...

Back out with Rebecca and Chris yesterday, week 3 of their Tim Harrop Mountain Activities Mountain Month. We were after some climbing and with a pretty poor ...

Last weekend Tarquin was out with novice scramblers Piotr and Magdalena for 2 days of scrambling skills. They went up the excellent grade 1 North Ridge of Tr...

Summer seemed to roar in out of nowhere last week - coinciding nicely with my 3 day trip to Scotland with Dafydd. He wanted to climb the Inaccessible Pinnacl...