Since December 2016 we’ve been tracking the performance of our blog posts, so we that we can keep up with what kind of content our followers like to read. Often, something that we think will be really useful and interesting doesn’t turn out to be very popular, and vice versa. And the results, as of 31st March 2019, in reverse order, are…
Read MoreThere are two areas of the Mountain Leader Award syllabus where extra help is often needed before assessment: navigation and steep ground. This is what the syllabus says about hazards of steep ground:
Read MoreYou’re out walking somewhere you’re not familiar with. You’ve been navigating your way around, using walls and streams and paths. But now the weather has turned a bit nasty, the cloud is down to the ground, and you’ve lost the path. It’s OK – you can see on the map that there is a stream nearby, so you look for that, but you can’t find it. You’re fairly sure you’re in the right place, but there’s no sign of any stream. What’s the problem?
Read MoreAs with all our technical masterclasses, the day is tailored around what each person would like to cover. It’s all about YOU! Today there were just two participants, Nathan and Mike, and they both wanted a refresher on rigging for groups. We went to Stickle Barn crag in the Langdale valley, and this is what we covered in the day:
Read MoreLast month I wrote about the art of short roping. This weekend four AMI members joined me for a two-day workshop putting it all into practice. They were all keen to learn and willing to try new methods, and they made excellent progress as we explored the limits of what works and what doesn't.
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