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The Roaches

2010-06-09T20:29:00.003+01:00

Despite a rather grim looking weather forecast predicting rain, Tony and I headed out to the Western side of the Peak District to the Roaches Upper Tier. Despite the grey and murky conditions at the crag, the rock was dry and totally empty of other climbers. We managed to climb a range of routes before the predicted rain did reach the area later on in the afternoon.

Climbing at Wallowbarrow

2010-05-30T20:34:00.000+01:00

Climbing in Eskdale

2010-05-29T20:26:00.001+01:00

Peak District Based

2010-05-28T20:24:00.000+01:00

Various Things...

2010-05-21T09:41:00.002+01:00

Over the last couple of weeks I've been working with groups at Rotherham Council's climbing wall along with managing to get out bouldering and cragging at Stanage Edge with Mick.

Technical Advice

2010-05-19T23:10:00.001+01:00

I've been delivering some training and induction sessions for the high ropes course at Doncaster Local Authority's outdoor activity centre at Hatfield Water Park. This training has been for both Hatfield Water Park Staff and local school teachers in the appropriate and effective use of the facility.

Lead Climbing at the Roaches

2010-05-02T21:31:00.003+01:00

The day has been spent at the Roaches on the second day of a learn to lead course working alongside Dave Hormigo on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering (click here for more details).

Lead Climbing at Birchen Edge

2010-05-01T21:56:00.002+01:00

Working alongside James Thacker (see his blog here) I've been out at Birchen Edge going through the necessary skills for lead climbing with Jack, Linda and Emma. They have all climbed before at the top-roping/bottom roping venue of Harrisons Rocks and indoors and now want to gain the essential skills to start lead climbing. Fortunately the forecasted rain didn't materialise whilst we were at the crag.

Peak District

2010-04-28T21:47:00.002+01:00

This afternoon I've been out in both the Burbage Valley and at Stanage Edge climbing and bouldering. Sunny weather made for pleasant climbing conditions yet there was a stong breeze on the top of the crags.

Stanage Edge

2010-04-25T22:43:00.001+01:00

For the second time this week I was out climbing at Stanage Edge, today with Mick. We were out for the afternoon and managed to complete a few routes at the Popular End of Stanage whilst dodging the showers.

Stanage Edge

2010-04-23T06:17:00.004+01:00

Yesterday I was out around the popular end of Stanage Edge. The sunny weather made for great conditions on the great with fantastic views over the Hope Valley and towards Kinder Scout, yet a cheeky north westerly wind did cool things down a little. The return to normal usage of UK airspace was also pretty evident with the vapour trails back in the clear skies.

Technical Adviser

2010-04-23T06:14:00.002+01:00

Over the last few days I've been working with the St Lawrence Academy who have a climbing wall in their sports hall. The National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS) and training for lead climbing on the indoor wall were ome of the areas that are being worked upon.

Intro to Climbing

2010-04-13T23:48:00.004+01:00

Today I've been out climbing at Stanage Edge with Steven as an introduction to rock climbing. Fortunately for the majority of the day, the crag was bathed in sunshine before low cloud and rain covered the edge. Despite this we managed to climb a range of routes at the 'Popular End' including Hollybush Crack (V Diff), Flying Buttress (V Diff), Black Hawk Hell Crack (Sev 4a) and Inverted V (VS 4b) amongst others, followed by some bouldering to focus upon technique at the Apparent North End of the crag - not bad for your first day of rock climbing!

Carrock fell

2010-04-12T21:33:00.000+01:00

Slipstones

2010-04-08T21:33:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I was out bouldering in the Yorkshire Dales at Slipstones. This relatively isolated gritstone crag to the west of Masham (the 'home' of Black Sheep and Theakstons) provides absolutely fantastic rough gritstone in a beautiful setting and is well worth a visit, although fortunately not a great number of people seem to visit the place.

Birchen Edge

2010-04-03T22:51:00.002+01:00

Today I have been out climbing with the Sherman family who are visiting the Peak District over the Easter Weekend from London. We spent the afternoon and early evening at Birchen Edge as an introduction to climbing outdoors and climbed a range of routes at the crag before finishing off with a quick abseil. Fortunately the weather was quite pleasant and mild with the clear air affording great views over the Peak District, with patches of snow still being visible on the Kinder plateau, but thankfully the Eastern Edges are now totally snow free.

Stoney Middleton

2010-03-28T23:20:00.002+01:00

Stoney Middleton was the venue for some climbing in the spring sunshine today with Mick.

Technical Adviser Role

2010-03-28T23:19:00.000+01:00

Local Authority

2010-03-09T21:26:00.002Z

Over the last week I have been delivering training for Educational Visits Co-Ordinators within Doncaster schools on behalf of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel. The picture below shows the conditions at Stanage Edge over the weekend.

Birchen Edge

2010-03-03T22:06:00.005Z

I've been out at Birchen Edge with Ian and Gillian for the day on an introduction to climbing outdoors course. Fortunately the weather was dry with occasional sunny spells resulting in a generally pleasant day on the crag. Luckily the easterly wind meant the crag was sheltered. A number of people out on the crag - well 4 others making the most of mid
week climbing.

Peak District Work

2010-02-27T17:47:00.002Z

Today I have been working for Sheffield City Council at one of their outdoor education centres, Underbank delivering sessions on the zip wire and weaselling (a sort of caving but above ground) with young people from Barnsley.

Planning

2010-02-12T15:03:00.001Z

Stoney Middleton

2010-01-31T21:32:00.003Z

Today I've been out climbing at Stoney Middleton with Dave making the most of the winter sunshine. Clear blue skies and a sheltered aspect resulted in pleasant climbing conditions on the crag. Surprisingly the crag was deserted. Elsewhere in the Peak Froggat, Curbar and Birchen Edges were clear of any snow whereas the base of routes at Burbage North and Stanage were still under vast depths of snow.

Burbage and Yarncliffe

2009-11-09T22:21:00.002Z

Michael and James joined me on Sunday for a day of climbing outdoors in the Peak District. Both competent indoor lead climbers, they were keen to experience and learn the necessary skills to climb outdoors. We started off the day at Burbage North in what looked like promising conditions, but then torrential downpours swept across the Burbage valley and despite a determined hour or so of climbing in the rain, we finally decided to head back to the car and try the slightly more sheltered venue of Yarncliffe. Fortunately this decision proved to be a correct one and by the time we had arrived at Yarncliffe the rain had stopped. Even though the rock was still wet, the quarry was empty allowing us to continue going through the skills of placing protection and building belays before both Michael and James led a route each with a slack top rope. A productive day in harsh conditions!

Autumnal Burbage North

2009-11-07T22:21:00.001Z

Elizabeth and Andrew were out at Burbage North today for an introduction to climbing outdoors. Despite the chilly autumnal weather we managed to climb a range of routes and look at a variety of climbing styles including bottom roping and seconding. They were also keen to look at placing protection and building belays to develop their independence towards climbing outside.

Peak District Navigation

2009-10-24T23:41:00.003+01:00

Richard, Edward and I have been out on Kinder Scout today making the most of the low cloud and poor visibility practising navigation techniques. We looked at range of techniques including contour interpretation, timing, bearings and route finding covering ground on both the Northern and Southern edges of the plateau. Thankfully the weather did clear as the day progressed leaving a bright but breezy late afternoon. I have been working for James Thacker Mountaineering.

North Wales

2009-10-22T23:33:00.003+01:00

Colin and I were over in North Wales with the aim of completing the classic scramble of the Cneifion Arete (which has been one of Colin's long term aims). We walked into a rather wet Cwm Idwal before completing the Cneifion Arete and descending down the Gribin Ridge into Cwm Bochwlyd.

Birchen Edge

2009-10-11T19:28:00.004+01:00

James, Danny, David and I have been out climbing at Birchen Edge in the Peak District today. Despite the showery outbreaks and breezy conditions on the crag we spent the day climbing a range of routes (over 30 routes in total between them) as an introduction to climbing outdoors.

Climbing at Windgather

2009-09-30T22:45:00.002+01:00

I've been out climbing at Windgather with Colin as a follow-on from our visit to the Roaches earlier on in the year. We climbed a range of routes at the crag finishing off with an abseil descent. Windgather certainly lived upto its' name today with a strong breeze blowing over the top combined with patches of drizzle.

Ropework for Scrambling

2009-09-27T22:12:00.003+01:00

I've been out at Burbage North with David looking at the ropework skills for scrambling. Burbage North may seem like an unlikely setting for undertaking scrambling, yet the broken, rocky ground to the right Of Ash Tree Wall provides an ideal area for looking at the necessary skills for ropework and belaying on scrambles, albeit on a smaller scale. There was a distinct sense of Autumn today not only signalled by the changing colours of the vegetation in the valley, but also by the chilly wind blowing over the crag. The picture below is of some Cladonia floerkeana, (sometimes referred to as Devil's Matchsticks) which was in the rocks around Ash Tree Wall.

Thornbridge Outdoors

2009-09-26T22:02:00.003+01:00

I have again been working for Sheffield City Council at their outdoor education centre, Thornbridge Outdoors delivering outdoor based educational activities for groups of school children. This was followed by a wander along the Burbage Valley in the late evening light.

Navigation

2009-09-21T22:28:00.002+01:00

I've been facilitating a navigation workshop on behalf of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors for trainee mountaineering instructors who are preparing for the MIA assessment. We spent the day in the Ogwen Valley in and around Cwm Tryfan discussing and undertaking navigational work.

Skills Clinic

2009-09-18T10:20:00.002+01:00

I have been out at Stanage Edge with Louise, Christopher and Alex running a skills clinic for them looking at the essential skills required for leading rock climbs. We covered gear placement, belaying, constructing belays and simple problem solving.

Burbage North

2009-09-13T21:58:00.003+01:00

During this weekend I've been working with Colin, Pete and Tony on an introduction to outdoor climbing course. We spent our time at Burbage North climbing a range of routes and then looked at the skills and techniques required to set up bottom rope systems for climbing.

Underbank

2009-09-10T22:11:00.001+01:00

I've been working for Thornbridge Outdoors at Underbank Outdoor Activity Centre delivering activities for school groups. Another sunny day.

Summer weather in the Peak District

2009-09-09T23:25:00.006+01:00

This afternoon and evening I was joined by Viv and Cate for some climbing at Stanage Edge. They were both keen to experience climbing outdoors, so along with climbing a range of routes we also looked at gear placement, belay construction and belaying. All this until we were forced to make a hasty retreat from the crag due to the massess of midges (the little blighters!) which descended upon the edge once the breeze had dropped.

Millstone Edge

2009-09-08T21:33:00.002+01:00

During the weekend I was out at Millstone Edge with Mick and Dave. Despite the chilly weather the crags and Peak District in general was very busy.

Intro to Climbing in the Peak

2009-08-23T19:22:00.002+01:00

Today I have been working at Froggat Edge with Ruth and Franco on an introduction to climbing course alongside James Thacker. Along with climbing a range of routes on the crag as an introduction to seconding outdoors, we also looked at gear placement, building safe and efficient belays, and belaying a leader and a second.

Alpine Visit

2009-08-21T23:40:00.003+01:00

For the last week or so we've been over in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps, based in the Saastal Valley around Saas Fee. In soaring temperatures the family have been out walking on the numerous higher level routes found amongst the Saas valley making use of the various cable cars and gondola's to gain height enabling us to sample the delights of Alpine walking.

Yorkshire Limestone

2009-08-09T22:14:00.007+01:00

I've spent the day climbing with Daz Wozencroft at Great Close Scar in North Yorkshire. This relatively compact limestone crag is situated overlooking Malham Tarn and Wharfedale and offers some quality routes in the mid-grades. Luckily for us we were able to savour the relative solitude of the crag with only one other party out climbing - fantastic!

The Roaches

2009-08-06T22:29:00.004+01:00

I've been out climbing with Coiln today on the Upper Tier of the Roaches in Staffordshire. We spent the day in the sunshine climbing a selection of routes on the crag and undertaking an abseil.

Thornbridge Outdoors

2009-08-05T19:56:00.002+01:00

I've again been working for Sheffield City Council at their outdoor education centre 'Thornbridge Outdoors' delivering team building and outdoor and adventurous activities as part of a 'Team Development Day' for Sheffield City Council employees.

Lake District

2009-08-03T22:01:00.006+01:00

For the last few days we've been up in the Northern Lake District making use of the showery weather by going out open boating on the Upper River Derwent, Derwentwater and Ullswater.

Group Work

2009-07-28T15:22:00.001+01:00

During the first part of this week I have again been working for Sheffield City Council delivering outdoor education based activities to young people at Underbank Outdoor Centre as part of Thornbridge Outdoors.

Windgather

2009-07-26T22:24:00.002+01:00

For the second day of Mark's course we headed over to Windgather on the Western side of the Peak District. Despite the blustery showers we managed to climb a range of routes throughout the day looking at the skills required to lead climb with Mark succesfully leading a number of routes.

Stanage Edge Climbing Coaching

2009-07-25T22:32:00.003+01:00

I've been out at Stanage Edge working with Mark. The weather turned out most pleasant during the latter part of the day making it an ideal time to be sampling the delights of this gritstone edge. We spent the day in at the left hand side of the Popular End of Stanage looking at the skills required to be a competent second, plus the necessary skills to place protection and build belays at the top of single pitch routes with the possible aim of focussing on the essential skills required to lead climb. The weather for tomorrow looks a touch un-settled with the possibility of a shower or two in the Peak District.

Group Work

2009-07-23T23:04:00.001+01:00

This week I have been working for Sheffield City Council at Underbank which is now being operated by Thornbridge Outdoors. Activities have included climbing, the leap of faith and improvised rafting.

Kinder Scout

2009-07-19T23:03:00.000+01:00

On sunday

Hillwalking & Navigation

2009-07-18T19:13:00.002+01:00

Today has been my first day of two out with Christos and Kristin in the Peak District looking at hillwalking and navigation skills.

Thronbridge Outdoors

2009-07-17T22:42:00.002+01:00

During this week I have been working for Sheffield City Council at their outdoor education centre, Thornbridge Outdoors delivering outdoor and adventurous activities to primary school children. The forecast for the weekend is set to be for breezy, but showery weather.

Peak District Climbing

2009-07-14T22:42:00.003+01:00

Today I've been out at Stanage Edge with Sian and Emily. We spent the day at the popular end of Stanage climbing a range of classic routes in the V. Diff to Hard Severe grade range before finishing the day off with some bouldering around the Apparent North area. The aim of the day was an introduction to climbing outdoors.

Working in the Peak District

2009-07-09T23:37:00.001+01:00

I've been working for Thornbridge Outdoors with some of their visiting school groups delivering outdoor based activities both on their site and down in Cheedale. I've also managed to get out on the gritstone edges after work.

Lake District & Peak District

2009-07-06T22:39:00.001+01:00

Peak District

2009-07-03T00:27:00.002+01:00

So far this week I have been working for Thornbridge Outdoors delivering their outdoor education programmes to their residential school groups and have managed to get out bouldering with Tony on the gritstone - albeit later on in the evening when the temperatures have finally cooled off.

Harborough Rocks

2009-06-28T23:09:00.003+01:00

During the day I have been out climbing with the John Lewis Climbing Club on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering. We visited Harborough Rocks in the Southern Peak District in an attempt to escape the midges on the gritstone edges. Another hot and sunny day.

Climbing at Stanage

2009-06-27T21:59:00.002+01:00

Have been out at Stanage Edge today around High Neb, The Knutter Area and Cosmic Buttress with the John Lewis Climbing Club on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering. The humid conditions did make the rock rather greasy and a limited breeze provided the ideal environment for hordes of midges!

Technical Advice

2009-06-25T22:38:00.002+01:00

Today I have been undertaking some technical advice work for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council at Hatfield Water Park Outdoor Activity Centre with regards their on-site climbing wall and high ropes course. Another scorcher of a day!

Gritstone Evenings

2009-06-24T23:54:00.003+01:00

Even though the weather has been pretty hot over the last few days, come the late evening cooler temperatures have made evenings out on the gritstone edges of the Peak District rather pleasant. Heading out to the Apparent North area of Stanage for some bouldering has resulted in solitude and a grassy base to the crag - something of a rarity nowadays on Stanage!

The Independent

2009-06-21T22:22:00.005+01:00

A slighty different posting to normal. This weekend 'Mountain Aspirations' were featured in the travel supplement 'traveller' in the Saturday edition of the Independent Newspaper. Click here for a link to the article. We were featured in a section entitled 'Thrills and Skills' aimed at encouraging people to undertake the 'best alternative active days out' within England.

Millstone

2009-06-18T23:44:00.003+01:00

This evening I've been at Millstone Edge with Dave and Mick climbing a few routes even though the weather wasn't as good as expected, with a chilly wind and limited sunshine. The forecast for the weekend is I believe more optimistic.

An improvement in the weather!

2009-06-17T22:59:00.002+01:00

During the day and evening yesterday I was again working for Sheffield City Council at their Outdoor Education Centre - Thornbridge Outdoors with some primary school groups. Fortunately the weather had improved from the day before.

Wet day in the Peak

2009-06-15T23:03:00.002+01:00

Today I have been working for Sheffield City Council at their Outdoor Education Centre - Thornbridge Outdoors with primary school aged groups undertaking some adventurous activities. The weather was pretty dire with thunderstorms and torrential downpours!

Stanage again!

2009-06-13T22:44:00.004+01:00

Today Lucy and I managed a visit to Stanage Edge in the sunshine. Even though I'd been out climbing at Stanage a few days previously, you can never have too much of this place! We ventured upto the Dover's Wall area of the crag in virtual solitude whilst the remainder of the 'Popular End' was heaving with other climbers.

Lake District and Peak District

2009-06-12T23:32:00.002+01:00

During this last week I have managed to get out in both the Lake District and Peak District. Whilst up in the Lake District I managed an ascent of Blencathra (Saddleback) via the classic ridge scramble of Sharp Edge ( I was surprised by how polished the rock was on the edge - a testament to it's classic status and resulting popularity no doubt!) and descended via Hall's Fell Ridge.

Later on in the week I was out cragging in the Peak District with Dave at Stanage Edge. The weather was 'top-draw' with fantastic air clarity and sufficient breeze to keep the midges away.

Gritstone

2009-06-04T00:32:00.003+01:00

Over the last couple of evenings I've managed to get out on the gritstone of Burbage North. The cooler conditions have certainly helped with the climbing, but things look to become unsettled for the next few days.

Sunny days at Stanage!

2009-05-29T19:10:00.003+01:00

Today I've been out at Stanage Edge with Avan and Nigel looking at climbing outdoors. They are both keen indoor climbers, visiting their local climbing wall twice every week and needless to say fairly strong climbers. We climbed a few routes in the sunshine aswell as looking at placing protection, belaying and belay construction concentrating on the transition from indoors to outdoors.

Peak District Climbing

2009-05-27T18:37:00.002+01:00

For the last three days I have been undertaking some private guiding with Morag and Callum on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering. On our first day we visited the High Neb and Crow Chin areas of Stanage Edge in glorious weather, followed on our second day with a visit to Birchens Edge and finally our third day was spent (in the by now rather wet weather) at Rivelin and Burbage North.

Dovestone'tastic'

2009-05-24T21:47:00.005+01:00

I was again working with Mariano and Barbara on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering. Given the fantastic weather forecast, we decided to make the effort to visit Dovestone Edge high above the Derwent Valley. Needless to say it was well worth the walk-in to climb in such a beatiful setting.

Busy Day at Stanage

2009-05-23T22:38:00.004+01:00

Today I have been at Stanage End with Mariano and Barbara on behalf of James Thacker Mountaineering climbing routes at the 'Popular End'. Aswell as climbing numerous routes we have also spent time looking at building belays, placing protection and the skills required for climbing outdoors. Needless to say the crag was very busy given the sunny weather, yet unfortunately a climber was involved in an incident in the nearby Heather Wall resulting in a call-out for Edale Mountain Rescue Team.

Showery Activity

2009-05-21T23:00:00.002+01:00

Over the last few weeks the weather has been rather changeable. Over the weekend i was working alongside James Thacker with Sabrina, Sam, Sam and Ceri. During some extreme downpours we climbed at Birchen's Edge, Lawrencefield and Millstone as an introduction to climbing.

Outdoor Climbing Course

2009-05-03T21:26:00.003+01:00

For the last two days I have been running an 'Intro to Outdoor Climbing Course' with Nicky and Laura for James Thacker Mountaineering. On Saturday we visited Froggatt Edge climbing in the Great Slab and Sunset Slab areas.

Today we visited Stanage Edge climbing around the Mantlepiece Buttress section of the crag. As well as completing a range of routes we've been looking at ropework, gear placement and belay building skills.

Hill-walking in the Dales

2009-04-30T22:47:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I was leading a hill-walking group on behalf of www.anamcara.org.uk. The group were Headteachers from the North-East of England. We ventured into Coverdale and up onto Penhill with fantastic views into upper Wensleydale and across to the hills surrounding Wharfedale.

Stanage

2009-04-26T23:46:00.002+01:00

I've been out at Stanage Edge today with Mick and Dave getting in some early season 'footage'.

It's also worth noting that there is a bird nesting restriction in place around the area of Topaz.

Re-opening of Centre

2009-04-21T22:40:00.004+01:00

Yesterday evening I was over in the Peak District at Underbank Outdoor Centre for an instructor information evening. Underbank which is part of Sheffield City Council has been 'taken over' by Thornbridge Outdoors which is Sheffield City Council's primary outdoor education centre. It is great to see an centre re-open showing the importance of outdoor education for young people.

Navigation Workshop

2009-04-18T23:23:00.003+01:00

Today I've been running a Navigation Workshop for trainee mountaineering instructors on behalf of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. This workshop is one of a programme of workshops running throughout the year that 'refreshes' the essential skills of trainees prior to attending their Mountain Instructor Award assessment course at either Plas y Brenin or Glenmore Lodge.

Today we were operating in both Cwm Tryfan and Cwm Bochlywd focussing on the assessment of navigation and range of strategies used to accurately navigate in the mountains.

Sunny Cragging in Jersey

2009-04-07T22:06:00.008+01:00

Today Lucy and I have been climbing on Jersey in the sunshine. We've been in The Dangle Dell area of the Island sampling some of the climbing that Jersey has to offer. The climbing is in a fantastic location on perfect granite cliffs with us having the entire cliff to ourselves.

Sea Thrift (Armeria Maritima)

Lucy on Buster Corner at The Dangle Dell.

Looking towards the Debauchery Area of the Dangle Dell with the German built lookout tower on top of the cliff, a remnant of the German occupation of Jersey during WWII.

A busy day....

2009-04-04T23:53:00.002+01:00

I've been working for Sheffield City Council at Thornbridge Outdoors with a group on their sky ropes course, log and net climb and climbing boulder. Certainly an action packed day and an improvement in the weather.

Ropes Course Training

2009-04-02T11:52:00.003+01:00

I've been doing some more training for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council at Hatfield Water Park Outdoor Activity Centre with their staff on the high ropes course and climbing wall. This is an in-house accreditation scheme where the staff are trained and then assessed in the operation of the facility. It was definitely very spring-like with the sunshine making a pleasant change.

Chilly Weather

2009-03-28T23:58:00.003Z

This week I have been working for Sheffield City Council at their outdoor education centre; Thornbridge Outdoors. It has been fairly breezy and chilly out in the Peak District - definitely a more wintry feel to the weather.

Technical Adviser Work

2009-03-19T22:45:00.004Z

Through my role as the technical adviser for Hatfield Water Park Outdoor Activity Centre (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council's outdoor centre), today I have been delivering some induction training for staff on the use of their high ropes course and climbing walls.

Intro to Climbing

2009-03-07T22:46:00.006Z

Today I've been out in the Peak Dsitrict with Kerry and Liam on an 'Intro to Climbing' Course. During the day we visited both Froggatt Edge and Lawrencefield managing to keep sheltered out of the wind. We looked at the basics of climbing outdoors, belaying, movement skills, equipment and even managed to do an abseil.

Earlier on in the week I was working for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council helping to deliver some Educational Visits Co-ordinator training for teachers from across the Borough.
This training is on behalf of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel.

www.oeap.info/

So far in 2009....

2009-02-08T21:26:00.002Z

So far in 2009 we've been out doing quite a bit of bouldering in the Peak District around Stanage and the Burbage Valley.

We've also been undertaking technical advisory work running assessment courses for the staff at The Saint Lawrence Academy in Scunthorpe in respect to their in-house accreditation scheme for their indoor climbing wall.

Also, during the start of 2009 we've been over in the Yorkshire Dales checking out some walks that we will be leading for some groups of Headteachers of primary schools in the North East of England. The picture below is looking towards Great Whernside.

Today I've been out in the Lake District with Daz around Tarn Crag and Ruthwaite Cove climbing on some of the gullies in this area of Patterdale.

Tomorrow I'm working for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council helping deliver their Group Leader Training for school teachers taking out of school visits. This is based upon Outdoor Education Adviser Panel guidelines.

http://www.oeap.info/

Group Leader Training

2008-04-15T16:51:00.000+01:00

Today I have been working for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council running a Group Leader Training Course for primary and secondary school teachers following the guidelines of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel. This training helps develop the skills of teachers so that they can deliver safe and effective out of school visits.