Helvellyn has to be Englands ‘favourite’ mountain. With glorious vistas of Ullswater, the Paterdale fells and out towards the Central Fells and Conistone the summit’s views are beautiful. I love the privilege of being able to coach and guide people along its two famous edges: Striding and Swirral Edge. My approach to guiding Striding and…
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On Glyder Fach there are several of Snowdonia’s longest Scrambles, high up above Lynn Bochlewidd with excellent views of Tryfan and the Carneddae. Shark’s Head Buttress, otherwise known as Hawksness Buttress, makes its way through some steep and committing ground to the summit of Glyder Fach. The grade 3 scramble is excellent and takes you…
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Sunday saw me working at Giggleswick South near Settle delivering a sport climbing day for Abi and her dad. It had been a long time coming after several Covid-19 related postponements, but we were finally able to meet up in Settle to go climbing. The day was Abi’s first time climbing after a long lay…
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I love watching people grow in skill and confidence, and that’s what lead climber development coaching is all about. Becca came to us feeling like her climbing had stagnated and she’d reached a ceiling in her lead climbing. Whether you’re a new leader or an old hand anyone can feel they have reached reach that…
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