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British Mountain Guide’s Scheme #6 Scottish Winter

April 4, 2017adminBlogNo commentsaviemore, british mountain guides, climbing, glenmore lodge, home page, ice, mixed, Scotland, snow, winter

Often considered the biggest hurdle in the process of becoming a British Mountain Guide, ‘Scotland’ wasn’t without its ups and downs this season. A monumentally crap season conditions-wise (perhaps the…

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Ally Swinton in  mock guide role on the Borrowdale classic Troutdale Pinnacle.

British Mountain Guide’s Scheme #4 Rock 1 Training

May 5, 2016adminBlogNo commentsbmg, british mountain guides, climbing, lake district

I landed in Sheffield two weeks ago to perfect weather and an energy-boosting work meeting for UKClimbing.com. After the meeting we grabbed a couple of 3 star classic routes on the…

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Graeme Ettle looks happy as I dick about in my own personal windy snowy hell. Photo by Calum Muskett.

British Mountain Guide’s Scheme #3 Winter Induction

March 25, 2016adminBlogNo commentsbmg, british mountain guides, climbing, Induction, Mountain safety, Scotland, Scottish, Winter climbing

I was curled up in a ball, shaking and sweating. It was dark and I couldn’t tell if it was hot or cold, but I felt freezing. My whole body…

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Peak 41 – An attempt at a Himalayan Giant

December 7, 2015adminBlog, Feature ArticleNo commentsclimbing, expeditions, himalaya, mountaineering, peak 41

Suddenly we weren’t in a rush, and the stress of the summit had been taken away. I slowly pulled the head off another jelly baby, and gazed out across the valley. I sat quietly, knowing that this moment, right now, this was it. This was my life. Never before had I experienced such a sense of being in the moment…

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BLOG: Strongly sluffed and a smack in the ear

January 28, 2015jackgeldardBlogNo commentsclimbing, home page, ice climbing, nick bullock

The rush of snow got stronger until it engulfed me and the bright daylight turned to a black nothingness. I grabbed wildly at the rock wall of the gully with my gloved…

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BLOG: Finding Your Limits – Finding Yourself

October 24, 2014jackgeldardBlog6 commentsblog, chamonix, climbing, home page, jack geldard, psychology, rock climbing, sport climbing

When climbing becomes so stressful you punch yourself in the head, you’ve got to ask – is it all worth it?

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BLOG: Good Hard Sport Climbing Near Chamonix

August 4, 2014jackgeldardBlogNo commentsbionnassay, chamonix, climbing, foron, gietroz, jack geldard, sarre roof, sport climbing

The weather has been pretty crap here in Chamonix the last couple of months, but never fear there are loads of local crags that dry fast or stay dry in…

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BLOG: Orpierre – 15 Years Later

April 27, 2014jackgeldardBlogNo commentsclimbing, oltre finale, orpierre, training, training for climbing

Back in 1998 I was lucky enough to visit the limestone paradise of Orpierre in France on a college trip. I was studying Outdoor Education and we took a sport…

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VIDEO/BLOG: Alpine Winter Action – Profit Perroux

March 23, 2014jackgeldardBlogNo commentsaiguille du midi, alpinism, andy houseman, climbing, maury birdwell, profit perroux, vent du dragon

Last week Yorkshire truck driver Andy Houseman arrived in Chamonix to blue skies and warm weather. We didn’t have a lot of free time as Andy had to jet back…

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BLOG / PHOTOS: Chamonix Ski Conditions – January 30th 2014

January 30, 2014jackgeldardBlog2 commentschamonix, climbing, conditions, skiing

Finally it seems that things are settling down here in Chamonix. More lines are being skied, the snow has a reasonable base and the conditions are generally quite good at…

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