...ROCK CLIMBING, SCRAMBLING, MOUNTAINEERING AND HILLWALKING IN NORTH WALES...GUIDING, COACHING AND INSTRUCTION
Back in 2003 I had a delightful trip away to Morocco with 8 friends, we spent a month climbing in both Trafroute in the Anti-Atlas and Todra Gorge. We trad climbed, sported climbed and bouldered. Took an adventurous Land Rover ride off-road from one venue…
The Picos De Europa is an amazing place to climb, the area has some spectacular limestone crags with a variety of single and multi-pitch sports climbing as well as some amazing trad routes in the Higher Picos. The main peak a gigantic limestone dome is…
Our courses are based out of the picturesque hillside village, Miraflores on the edge of the regional park of La Pedriza. There is a wealth of different areas to climb on in within 20 minutes drive. The three granite cliffs of La Pedriza, Valdemanco and La Cabrara, which offer fantastic friction slabs, cracks and corners. From simple single pitch climbs to exciting multi-pitch routes to the summits of Granite Domes.
Just out of the mountains is La Patones, a pocketed limestone venue set in a picturesque valley with vertical climbing on often good but spaced holds. This variety means that we will get to experience a whole array of different climbing on both granite and limestone.
This course can be run at a time to suit you from late September to early November. The course includes accommodation and transport if required.
Chodes is Two hours east of Madrid just outside Zaragoza near the Morata del Jalon. The amazing climbing area of Chodes is spread out either side of a river with cliffs facing in nearly all directions so you can seek sun and shade as requires.…
Winter is rapidly approaching you have resigned yourself to a winter of indoor climbing. Why is that? Alicante is often only £100 return to fly to, it is sunny and warm throughout the winter and we are running sport climbing holidays there. What more could…
Sea Cliff Climbing is possibly one of the most amazing climbing experiences that you can have climbing in the UK. What’s more the veritable home of sea cliff climbing in the world, Gogarth is just outside Snowdonia in North Wales. So if you’d like to climb ‘A Dream of White Horses’ or just experience what it is like to climb where the sea meets the sky, and be caught ‘twixt the devil and the deep blue sea then this course is for you.
During this course we will climb wherever is appropriate for you, whilst VS climbers will get more out of this course, there are also sea cliffs dotted around that will allow anyone to experience and enjoy Wales’ most dramatic coastline. So whether its the great sea cliffs of Gogarth, the Lleyn Peninsular or The Great Ormes. This course will open a whole new world of climbing possibilities to you.
As part of the Sea Cliff Climbing course, we will teach you how to look after yourself in this very extreme and adventurous environment. Skills like:
By the end of the course you’ll be hooked on the climbing experience that sea cliff offer and be more confident to come back and explore for yourself.
With the development of sport climbing across the country, there is now plenty of opportunities, both in the UK and abroad to go bolt clipping. It is also the easiest way to convert from indoor climbing to outdoor rock climbing, as such the popularity of…
This is a truly unique course to get out there and experience the very best climbing that the UK has to offer. This month-long course will open your eyes to the adventures on our shores. With a month of coaching and guiding means your climbing…
So you have managed to climb Severe or above and want to progress upwards through the grades but something is holding you back? That is where the Lead Climbing Coaching Courses comes in. The essence of this course is helping you to answer that question of what is that is holding you back. By looking at your specific needs, whether it be technique, tactics or a mental block, we can help you move on. Together we will find those weaknesses and hand pick routes and exercises to challenge you.
These Lead Climbing Coaching courses will give your climbing a complete MOT, we will ensure your gear placements are perfectly aligned, oil up your technique so it is slicker than ever, jack up your confidence so you feel ready and able to commit to stepping up to the next grade and finally we tune up your tactical approach to climbing. Your leave these courses renewed and amazed at what a few fine adjustments can make to your climbing
This lead climbing course with Snowdonia Mountain Guides is led by top coaches and climbers with years of experience who all climb in the extreme grades. Their local knowledge and climbing experience mean they will handpick each route specifically to address you weaknesses. You never know you may even find yourself on a route you have previously only dreamed of.
Over the years Snowdonia Mountain Guides owner Mark Reeves has climbed a few Big Walls in both the USA and Canada. During those trips he learnt the hard way what additional skills that you need to scale the biggest cliff faces the world. What this…