Snowdonia: Mountain Walks and Scrambles – by Mark Reeves  & Rockfax

Snowdonia: Mountain Walks and Scrambles – by Mark Reeves  & Rockfax

I actually can’t remember when I started working on this latest project, I know the idea was muted after I wrote North Wales Climbs, and kind of put on a back burner. However, over the last two years, the work has picked up with me…

Scrambling the Knife Edge: Crib Goch and the Snowdon Horseshoe

Scrambling the Knife Edge: Crib Goch and the Snowdon Horseshoe

Join scrambler, Mark Reeves, as he takes a break from guiding tourists to reconnect with the mountains and savour the circular route of the Snowdon Horseshoe. Images by Eilir Davies-Highes. The Snowdon Horseshoe is one of the most sought after Grade 1 scrambles in the…

Fast Track Instructor Scheme

Fast Track Instructor Scheme

This Fast Track Instructor Scheme in Rock Climbing and Mountain leadership runs over 30 weeks of the year and has an average of 4 days contact time a week with one of our instructors or teaching team. Over those 120 days, we will develop you…

Snowdon

Snowdon

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa as it is known in its native tongue, is the jewel of Snowdonia when it comes to mountain walks. Reputedly the busiest mountain in the world. It sees hundreds of thousands of people ascend it every year. At 1085m high, it…

Hill and Coastal Walks in North Wales

Hill and Coastal Walks in North Wales

Slogging up a mountain is not everyone’s cup of tea and in this course we try and avoid that by Hill and Coastal Walks in North Wales. We do this both in Snowdonia National Park so we can get some splendid views of those impressive mountains…

Mountain Skills

Mountain Skills

This five day Mountain Skills course aims to introduce you to a wide range of skills for venturing into the UK mountains in summer conditions. To achieve this we spend the week out in the hills exploring the best Snowdonia has to offer for hillwalking…

Classic Walks in Snowdonia

Classic Walks in Snowdonia

Do you want to come and experience the classic walks in Snowdonia? Hike the very best routes and be shown the most amazing views and locations? If the answer is yes then our classic walking in Snowdonia will open a door to a side of…

ML, SPA and MIA Refresher Courses

ML, SPA and MIA Refresher Courses

This course is aimed at people planning to go on a Mountain Training NGB assessment in either Summer Mountain Leader, Single Pitch Award, Climbing Wall Award or Mountain Instructor award and want to refresh skills that are hard to consolidate alone. We have also had…

Instructor Mentoring Program – ML, SPA & MIA

Instructor Mentoring Program – ML, SPA & MIA

WHY COME TO SNOWDONIA MOUNTAIN GUIDES FOR INSTRUCTOR MENTORING? To answer this ask yourself what it is you think an outdoor instructor does and the skills you need to do that job… Most people will recite the ML, SPA and MIA syllabus just fine but…

Part-time fast track instructor scheme

Part-time fast track instructor scheme

This course is a part-time non-residential route to becoming a mountain based instructor. If you want to break into the industry and want a helping hand to guide you through the qualification process then this is the course for you. Snowdonia Mountain Guides offer a…