Summers over, September has flown by and now it’s Autumn!
Wowzer the latter half of the summer went quick, September flew by and now here we are in October!!! Now thoughts are turning to our Autumn courses and a stint in Nepal. Below is a whistle stop tour of what we’ve been up to for the last month…
The latter half of August saw me doing some freelance work for TYF, Dragon Activity Guides and Coastal Adventures, mostly climbing but with a bit of coasterring too – and if you looked closely you might have even seen me get in a boat! (a rare sight indeed…)
Late summer climbing on the sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire..
In amongst all that we ran another SPA training course, with 4 keen candidates despite the poor weather! They absorbed loads and we covered lots of the syllabus. Hopefully they’ll have better weather for their assessments (though I might not buy them hot chocolate then!)
SPA training course in Pembrokeshire – a tad damp this time!
A private learn to lead climb course saw the end of August, and Megan, Sam and I had unreal weather! They both showed awesome skill and learnt heaps, and by the end of it were confidently leading on the Pembrokeshire sea cliffs.
Learn to lead climb on the Pembrokeshire sea cliffs…
Throughout September I was working with a great bunch of colleagues all brought together by Gwilym at Wet and High Adventures, to deliver outdoor adventures to the Bridgwater College MOD engineering apprentices. We were in the Brecon Beacons for a mix of climbing, mountain biking and a walking expedition… As always a fun and rewarding couple of weeks!
The Llangorse Climbing Wall on a rainy September day in the Brecon Beacons…
On the weekend in between the weeks in the Brecon Beacons, Joey and I had an afternoon out on the Pembrokeshire sea cliffs, venturing to a lesser known crag in a beautiful setting. As well as repeating some of the excellent lines there we put up a new route. She put in a great effort whilst still recovering from completing IronMan Wales a week previously!
Abseiling in to complete a new route on the Pembrokeshire sea cliffs this September.
It was straight off up to Snowdonia for the last week of September. I had 2 days with the group I’m taking to the Indian Himalaya next July. We’re off to try the 6200m peak of Stok Kangri, way up north in Jammu and Kashmir, so it was great to get out for a couple of days in the hills with them to put them through their paces!
Looking out to the sea from Snowdon, on a clear September day in North Wales!
The last week of September I had with Joey to get out and about on some fun hill days, a bit of scrambling and a mini exped with night nav. She has her ML training coming up so was keen to get some days in for that, plus get some pre Nepal hill fitness in! We also snuck in an ascent of Snakes and Ladders, always a fun day out exploring the quarries!
September Snowdonia Scrambling action!