Introduction A 'learn to lead' course in Yorkshire is the ideal way to get into leading traditional ('trad') rock climbs safely. It is an ideal place to do this, because of…
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Introduction A beginners' rock climbing course in Yorkshire is the ideal way to get into climbing traditional and sports rock climbs safely. Yorkshire is an ideal part of the country, because…
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Demystifying Navigation - Introduction This article is full of map-reading and navigation tips for beginners and especially for those people who may be frightened by the whole subject. I’ve called…
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Yorkshire Three Peaks - Sunrise Introduction Here are some Yorkshire Three Peaks tips and training ideas for someone walking the Challenge for the first time. The Yorkshire Three Peaks has…
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Understanding mountain weather Introduction As regular, or even occasional, hill-walkers and mountaineers, it's vital that we have an understanding of mountain weather. Therefore a number of my previous tips have…
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Rock Rings All over social media there are pictures of people building their own climbing walls during lockdown. Keen climbers are training harder than ever so that they are ready…
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Harvey Maps Mazzles Harvey Maps 'Mazzles' are a perfect way of putting some 'lockdown' time to good use. If you want to improve your map-reading and navigation skills, then one vital…
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Equalising slings Building belays during traditional climbing and mountaineering will very often involve equalising slings. Most often, I use the Figure of Eight or Overhand Knot method. To do this,…
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Sastrugi This tip is all about Sastrugi which, along with rime ice, are very useful in determining what the local wind direction has been recently. This knowledge plays a crucial part…
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Rime Ice Knowing about rime ice is an essential and potentially life-saving bit of mountaineering knowledge. As part of our avalanche awareness and planning, it’s crucial that we know where…
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