Just spent a couple of weeks advising as a technical expert for two national education and development companies. Producing technical documents and validations for individuals undertaking group leadership roles on climbing and gorge scrambling sessions. Why? Well it is all very well having the highest mountaineering and technical qualifications, but if you keep your skills …
For the eagle eyed this is a photo of Scafell and Scafell Pike at the weekend before the low level snowfall on Monday. Whilst it is still considerably powdery underfoot and really needs a good freeze thaw (this weekend might well provide) the white stuff is well and truly here and already providing excellent winter walking conditions. …
When working with infantry soldiers (who certainly face extreme situations) you often need to challenge and inform in conditions which would be too much for the majority of the population. So it was today. To highlight the power of water and the associated conditions when caving, we visited Upper Longchurn cave with the clear awarenesses and …
This weeks office time has been spent hanging around in a high ropes park as a trainer with the sole responsibility of maintaining high safety standards. If I were to be called upon to help a client who was unable to get themselves back onto the apparatus (or if they had over stretched himself and …
Want to know whether that pulley system you have just created to drag your car/client/bucket of cement up the side of your scaffolding , is a 2:1, 3:1 or a 9:1??? Well let me broaden your skill base with the essential information that if the rope is tied off at the load end pulley then …
