Hello My Old Friend – Pen y Ghent.

Sunday 27th June 2021 and our ‘White Fox Walking’ outing took us to Pen y Ghent, Plover Hill & Hull Pot. With support for this event from Liquor Studio, this was the first of our summer of collaboration day guided hill walks aimed at introducing new or novice walkers to the hills. The open and …

Crisp & Dry! (navigating like a well oiled machine)

Earlier today (Monday 10th December) I made the relatively short journey to the South of the Yorkshire Dales to look at some navigation skills with Kat & Jess on a beautifully cold, crisp & dry day. With a view to running my own courses teaching hill & mountain navigation skills I had mentioned getting out …

Loving Mountain Leader Training!

Last week I travelled to the Lake District to observe a Mountain Leader Training Course provided by Graham Uney. With Graham putting a Mountain Leader Training Course on and having some free time I took the opportunity, along with fellow International & Winter Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace, to spend a week observing and also providing …

Portugal’s Awesome Atlantic Coast.

I have just returned from a walking trip on Portugal's Atlantic Coast. The trip was a research trip of an area of the world I had never visited before and it didn't disappoint. After flying in to Lisbon myself and Ross, who was joining me for the trip, caught a bus service which would take …

Cold & Bold

Earlier this week (Sunday 28th & Monday 29th October) I met up with Andrew to climb on Yorkshire Grit stone in some favourable weather conditions for climbing but less so for the finger tips! Sunday we met up at near the Cow and Calf at Ilkley as the original idea had been to climb in …

Mountain Leader Training – From The Other Side!

Last week (14th to 19th October) I travelled to Snowdonia to observe a Mountain Leader Training 6 day course delivered by Rob Johnson & Huw Gilbert of Expedition Guide. I would be observing and helping out with some aspects of the training as I progress to being eligible to become a Mountain Leader Training/Assessment Course …

Tremendous At Tremadog

Last week (9th to 11th Oct) I was at Tremadog with mate and climbing coach Andy Swann of Climb For Life. I am toying with the idea of joining the Mountain Instructor Award scheme and Andy is a chosen MIA Mentor for the scheme. Mountain Training - The Mountaineering Instructor Award trains and assesses candidates …

Rum (with water!) ML Assessment.

Last week (24th to 28th September) I was working on the Isle Of Rum for Snowdonia Mountain Skills whilst assessing aspirant Mountain Leaders for their Mountain Leader Award, with Steve Howe as Course Director and along side fellow assessors Helen Howe & Graham Uney. The Mountain Leader Award recognises that candidates passing a successful assessment …

Yorkshire Three Peaks – From The Heart!

Saturday 8th of September and I was joined by my good friend and fellow leader Gavin to run a Yorkshire Three Peaks event for Guenther Bakeries who were raising money through sponsorship for the Ronald McDonald House Charities The challenge involves walking a 23.5mile circuit, including over 5000 feet of ascent, that takes participants over Pen …

Rock Spiders II

Last week I was working for Lupine Outdoor Adventure in the Peak District with the second of two groups of young climbers that Katy brings from indoor climbing walls in Crawley & Brighton for them to sample climbing outdoor on rock. Who thinks to start a climbing trip on a Bank Holiday Monday....🤔, of course …