COURSES

Winter Skills Courses
2 & 5 day schedules looking at ice axe and crampon use, winter weather, avalanche avoidance and more.

Navigation & Hill Skills Courses in Snowdonia One, Two & Five day courses looking at mountain navigation and the shills required in the summer mountains. Includes NNAS Bronze & Silver Awards.

Rock Climbing Courses in Snowdonia
From "learn to climb" for complete beginners to multi pitch climbing and learn to lead courses we offer instruction in Snowdonia and rock climbing trips in Spain and across the UK.

Scrambling Courses in Snowdonia
From an intro to grade 1 scrambles through to grade 2 and 3 scrambles with Rob Johnson, qualified Mountain Instructor

Isle of Skye
Guiding and instruction on the Cuillin Ridge on Skye every May/June with options including scrambling on Skye and the Skye Ridge Traverse.

Alpine Trekking
A 5 day trek from Arolla to the Matterhorn through the Swiss Alps.

Mountain Leader & SPA Training & Assessment Courses
Training for outdoor professionals.  
 

Family Courses
Fun for all the family, courses that suit all age types held at weekends and school holidays.

Site Specific Training
Site specific training for staff at climbingwalls.

How to tie knots you need for climbing.
I use a figure of eight knot to tie onto the end of the rope and then the other knot that I use a lot for tieing into anchors is the clove hitch. Here is how to tie them:
When it has been tied correctly it looks like a figure of 8 and thats why it is popular. Its easy to tie and its easy to see if its wrong. When tieing onto the end of a rope I use a re-threaded figure of eight knot which is finished off with a stopper knot as shown in the picture on the right.

The clove hitch is great for tieing into anchors because it can be tied into the middle of a piece of rope, is simple to tie and readily adjustable. Heres how:

All images from the book rock climbing - essential skills and techniques published by Mountain Leader Training UK. Buy book