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Hill walking and navigation
Join one of our skills days to gain confidence in the hills or learn about navigation – prices from £60 per person. Or book a private day of guided hill walking or navigation that is tailored to your needs!
Rock climbing
Join one of our intro to rock or technical rock skills days – prices from £60 per person. Or book a private day of guided climbing or bespoke skills to suit your needs!
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Inside out – it is still possible to climb outside at this time of year, and I‘ve snuck in a few sunny afternoons of new routing recently (pics 3-6), but a far cosier place to hang out is at the indoor wall![]()
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Winter is a great time to take your first steps at climbing indoors – explore the joy of piecing together moves between brightly coloured holds in a warm, safe environment, where aching fingers and brains can take a rest in the cafe, and progress can be slow or fast with no need to worry about an impending rain shower![]()
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I love working with complete beginners as well as those who are keen to improve their skills and push their grade. Maybe a taster session would make a good Christmas present for someone?! Prices for intro and technique sessions at Kendal Wall are on my website, with discounts available if you book multiple sessions. Get in touch to find out more, and yes, I think you will enjoy it!![]()
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Early Christmas present – sneaking in a sunny day on rock when there is snow on the ground always feels like I’ve won a prize that no-one else knows about.![]()
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Isabel boldly booked a day of climbing in late November to tie in with her trip to @kendalmountainfestival . I warned her that it would be miserable and we wouldn’t get up anything…![]()
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Somehow, we unearthed the perfect day in Langdale with no-one else on the crag and warm, dry rock ☀️❄️🧗![]()
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#tradclimbing #langdale #girlswhoclimb #femaleinstructor #amiprofessionals
Avoiding heuristics traps – things don’t always go to plan… the first drops of rain fell as we left the car park but I was optimistic we could squeeze in a few pitches. 15 mins later I realised I was going to be teaching scrambling rather than leading.![]()
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Over the space of 30 mins I switched from coaching my client in decision-making, to instructing them in new techniques, and finally into full-on guiding mode.![]()
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I checked myself multiple times: I was paid to deliver a day on rock but I needed to make sure this didn’t cloud my judgment of safety, and what was best for the client.![]()
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Over a coffee in the warm and dry afterwards we talked through my decision-making – valuable insight into how to manage a situation when things don’t follow the plan. Despite only doing a couple of pitches squirming up wet rock (the alpine knee was put to good use) this was definitely value for money in terms of building wider experience of trad climbing in the uk!!![]()
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Cross-border raid – “do you fancy heading up Langdale?” “Er no, we’re going to Gogarth…”![]()
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Sea cliff shenanigans in a team of three. This is not work.![]()
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A curious decision to climb with two red ropes. ![]()
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A karabiner of wires sailing back down the first pitch, necessitating a second lap.![]()
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A cunning plan to back-rope the middle person across the traverse, resulting in me getting temporarily stranded on the half-way ledge (not for the first time…) ![]()
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Delicate steps linking delicate holds in the quiet space above the sparkling sea ![]()
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Choughs dancing behind us, a bemused seal watching from below. Scampering out the top of the last pitch as the sun sets…![]()
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#tradclimbing #seacliffclimbing #gogarth #dayoffwork
Problem solving – had a lovely day working for @esther_foster on a self-rescue course. Lots of questions for me to ponder, puzzles for people to solve, sharing of top tips, and generally messing about with ropes!![]()
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One of the most enjoyable parts of training to be a mountaineering instructor was learning lots of rescue techniques. Some are pretty complex, but lots can be picked up by anyone, giving you a little bit more of a safety net if things don’t quite go to plan on some of those more adventurous routes on the sea cliffs or in the mountains 🧗⛰️![]()
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