Gwilym's Adventure Blog

Out at Goblin Combe Car Park crag today with my L4 Public Services students from Bridgwater and Taunton College. The aim of the day was to learn how to set up climbs. We used trees, boulders, stakes, rock gear, slings and static ropes and then discussed the pro and cons of each. We even had time to climb and it was the first time they had ever climbed on routes they had picked and set up on. A few lessons were learnt on route choice as well.

Out working on the Mendip Hills today with students from Bridgwater and Taunton College. Navigation training was the aim of the day with a mix of woods and open land in preparation for Silver NNAS assessment coming soon

Second day of the Single Pitch Award assessment I am directing for Wet and High Adventures . We were at Hound Tor on Dartmoor today. Great to bump into lots of friends who were also out form some climbing fun. A sunny start but got chilly later. Both candidates got lots of climbing done as well as setting up for groups and dealing with some problems. Both passed so well done guys

After a day out assessing climbing instructors, I stopped in Tiverton on the way home to introduce my sister to SUPping. A zero wind, warm evening on the Tiverton Canal was a perfect introduction and the Freshwater Bay Paddle Boards  that I borrowed from the Wet and High Adventures kit store performed extremely well being both stable and responsive.

At Chudleigh (South) in the sun today directing a Single Pitch Award assessment for Wet and High Adventures . A day of lead climbing and some bottom roping on somewhat polished limestone. The day just got warmer and warmer so was down to t-shirts by the end. A session at Dart Rock  climbing wall finished of the day nicely.

After a few days of classroom based stuff (urgh) it was good to be back out again. Today was on The Quantock Hills with Public Services students from Bridgwater and Taunton College . Lots of navigation techniques tried and tested over the day. Thanks Wayne for coming out to help today

Today was the second day of the Mountain Skills course I was running for Wet and High Adventures . It was definitely a wet an high day with drizzle a mist all day but we summited Pen Yr Ole Wen and Carnedd Daffyd all the same. Lots of navigation and discussion on route. Sadly. the week in North Wales has come to an end and I will be back in Somerset from tomorrow