Adventures in Rock Climbing and mountaineering
The second part of our How To Climb Harder Videos. This one on making more accurate and precise foot placements. Again this should be seen as part of your climbing fundamental skills.
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If you want to climb harder then this video is a good place to start we cover the fundamentals of climbing movement when we look at the 3Bs. The Boot, the body and the balance of climbing. I have a series of videos aimed at helping teach you the basics of climbing harder.
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In the fourth episode of this mini series on the history of North Wales Climbs we explore the first ascent of the East Buttress of Lliwedd. One of the biggest and most intimidating cliffs in the UK. This is an amazing 1200ft high buttress and one of the highest in the UK. In this video I climbed Horned Crag Route, I forgot my GoPro on the day so was ‘force’ to climb it whilst filming…
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The third episode of the history of North Wales Climbing, this video is about Oscar Eckenstein. A lesser known climber but one who made some fantastic contributions to not only North Wales but climbing and mountaineering in general. You can find out more about him in the Evolution of Climbing Gear articles on this site, including inventing the first decent crampon. He also coached people on climbing movement of these the Eckenstein Boulders.
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In this episode we look at the contribution of Archer Thompson, who was the first climber to dare to move out of the confines of the gullies and instead take to the buttress. His route First Pinnacle Ridge is a classic rock climb to this day. Here we ascend that route and the formidable and often avoided Thompson Chimney, before descending down one Little/North Gully.
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A couple of years ago I started to make a few short films on the history of rock climbing. I started by focusing on North Wales’ climbing history. This is the first of these videos
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So a few years ago I was finishing work one thursday evening and a co-worker ask me what I was up to for the next few days, as he had some time off. When I said no plans he threw down an adventure gauntlet, did I want to climb the Old Man of Hoy? Did I ever. Two hours later we were in a car heading north, and without really trying we managed to climb…
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