Having agreed to run a number of courses in late November and early December, we were lucky to experience some dry and sunny weather making learning much easier. We ran a ML Training Course for the trainee instructors at Haven Banks and outdoor students at Exeter College. This was done over two, three day sessions. […]

At the end of the Summer holiday, we accompanied the Midsomer Norton Sixth Form to the Pyrenees for their D of E Gold expedition. The minibus went by ferry to Santander and the groups flew out Toulouse. They arrived late one evening at Luz St Saveur and early next morning they were off on a […]

It started with a weekend in the Peaks climbing with Cyrano and Jamie to build up their log book experience for SPA. We climbed at Bamford and Windgather, both ideal locations to get a lot of single pitch leads done in a short time. I stayed in the Peaks to work again with Alderwasley School […]

Easter 2014 was a busy time with trips to different mountain areas. The first trip to Scotland was with Giggleswick School CCF’s D of E training in Scotland. I was lucky to get a spell of very settled weather for the expedition and also fortunate to work with an excellent group of trainees – one […]