Climbing in North Wales

Last week I spent 5 days climbing in North Wales with good friend Mark Agnew. We managed to bag a climb on the way up at Avon Gorge and then spent the next 4 days climbing multi pitch routes in the Llanberis and Ogwen area. A week of climbing in March, outside in North Wales with no rain, we couldnt of asked for better conditions.

First Aid Course

After a week off and enjoying the weather out on the sea, kayaking in Cornwall on both South and North coasts, I ran a first aid course for a local canoe club.

The course consisted of resuscitation and recovery and then onto realistic and simplisitic approaches to first aid incidents.

North Wales

Well great winter conditions experienced up in North Wales last week. I spent the week delivering a variety of activities to an instructor training course based in Betws-y-Coed. A few days running a rolling clinic at Plas y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre then moved down onto the Dee to finish off a BCU 3 Star Award. The next few days were coaching climbing on sports routes and trad in the local area.

Coach Education Courses & Sea Kayaking

Over the past two weeks I have been busy delivering BCU/UKCC Level 2 transfer courses and Level 2 full programmes for several outdoor activity companies and colleges. The last two days I have found myself sea kayaking some stretches of the Southwest coastline I havent done before.

Delivering a practical sea kayak navigation course on the first day and the next day exploring the caves and rocks around Saddle Rock Cove, a most wonderful place and beautiful stretch of coastline, landing on one of the tiny coves we found what we think must of been a whales bone!!!

Sea Kayak Coaching on the Southcoast

Spent a few days sea kayak coaching, paddling from Hope Cove to Salcombe then around Start Point. Over the two days we had a consistant SW swell creating some interesting rock hopping, but with the sun out made the two days stunning with seals, isolated beaches and a fantastic coastline.

Expeditions & Trips this Spring / Summer

Just to tell you about the trips I am running this year, as always I work on a maximum of 1:4 ratio on coaching and guiding trips and offering 3 unique opportunities:

Slovenia 29th April - 4th May (White Water Progressive Kayaking)

French Alps 20th - 25th June (Apline Leaders Course & Progressive Kayaking)

Isles of Scilley 3rd - 10th September (Sea kayaking guided trips and coaching)

For more details email me: i.c.g@live.co.uk

Sea Kayak Coaching

Spent the past three days coaching sea kayaking skills to Haven Banks instructor course. Over the 3 days we looked at sea kayak handling skills, rescues, navigation inc passage planning, rough water handling, a night paddle and surfing a sea kayak. A really fun three days with a great bunch of people.