A new big wall course is running on the weekend of the 14th & 15th
August. This course is ideal if you are planning a trip to go big wall
climbing in Yosemite, and will help you to prepare for the challenge
ahead. If you are interested in the course then more information can be [...]
Climbing Coach
Well I have been busy trying to finish off a new website for my
coaching and instructing website, Snowdonia Mountain Guides. Moving it
to a joomla based website. Hopefully it is more user friendly than this
blog and the previous site that was made in wordpress. My plan is to
slowly move the better articles [...]
I recently recieved the news that I have passed my MSc in Applied Sports
Sciences. With so many coaches out there, what does this mean for any
clients that I work with? Well, during my masters I studied Sport
Psychology, Performance Physiology and Effective Coaching. As well as
doing a thesis and supervised experience as a [...]
As part of a drive to get as much work as possible in before i head away
to the states. I am offering a discount on my advertised prices for
guiding, coaching and instruction, during the week. As such I am
offering a weekday offer of £100 per day, as a flat rate, whether
ther is [...]
Arguably it is a little bit out there to be ‘coaching’
someone, however yesterday I headed out to Wen Zawn with a friend, who
was a bit rusty with her climbing. Having been climbing the day before I
thought a classic day out would be nice, so headed over to climb Dream
of White Horses. I [...]
After running a successful ‘How to Big Wall Course’ earlier
in the month I am keen to offer this course again sometime over the
summer. At present I am going to set a date in early July (Sat/Sun 3rd
and 4th), although if you are keen to attend but can’t make those
dates then I [...]
A common and fundamental mistake that many climbers make is being clumsy
with their feet. They scrabble them about both indoors and out, like
they were some cartoon creature trying to do some comedy climbing up a
wall. If you are guilty of this then stop it right now with these few
easy steps. Firstly bad [...]
Well the good news is that the final run of work on my book is taking
place over the coming weeks. I still have a handful of images to take,
but my hope is that by the beginning of next week those will be done and
dusted, and an official draft document will be out [...]
I ran a great ‘how to Bog Wall’ course at the weekend for
four great clients, we covered lots of skills required for Big Walling,
as well as having a great time. Here are a few photos from the course.
If you are keen to come on one of these courses then they can be [...]
Our ability to focus on the task of rock climbing, often means that we
can utilise all of our technique and tactics to succeed on our chosen
route. It is often a question of being able to focus on the right
things, and not the things like feelings of anxiety or negative thoughts
that will [...]
Learning to Lead Climb Week 10th -14th May 2010 This course is design
to teach you the essential skills and techniques required to lead on
traditional leader placed protection in the UK, and beyond. During the
week we will cover movement technique on rock, placing runners, making
belays, reading guidebook, and the tactics for efficient lead [...]
