dave.talbot

SNAKES AND LADDERS  Snakes and Ladders is a classic and unforgettable journey around the Llanberis slate quarries. It's scale, proportions and epic qualities leave even the hardcore adventurer breathless and in awe. This route is not for the faint hearted but can be accomplished by a novice climber with a competent guide.  However – you need to go prepared. A competent leader is a must!!! The knowledge of abseiling - is a given and the ability to judge serious situations should not be over looked. Much of the information I had found in the past had been confusing and had been difficult to follow. I want this to be 'guide book style' information, for free – for others to follow. The topo will help link the description with what's on the ground. I hope that the following will shed some light and help those wanting an adventure, to go and take an amazing journey around Snakes and Ladders!! Here goes: SNAKES AND LADDERS PARKING SPOT SNAKES AND LADDERS DESCRIPTION AND ROUTE INFORMATION From the car park at Dinorwig walk towards the main slate quarries on the large track. Go past the large disused building on your left and take the gate on the left hand side leading towards the long staircase going up hill. The main track now bends around to the right – follow this and on your left there is a quarry with a pool at the bottom – Dali's Hole. Head into Dali's Hole and head across to the large tunnel visible on the other side. Walk through the tunnel via a tricky step around a boulder to a path, [...]

Pembrokeshire Coast Path Run Pembroke Coast Path - I never really liked running when I was younger.  I did it but that was mainly to get away from something or someone. As I've gotten older and I can put on weight just by looking at a chocolate bar then it seems that running is a good way of staying fit and trim....ish. . I've done more and more running and I've begun to realise my enjoyment of the sport. The ease of which you can grab your running shoes and head out the door on a micro adventure, is great.  Running it seems is a quick fix to break the day up and give my brain a sprig of fresh air. I love climbing, don't get me wrong but you do spend a lot of time hanging around... and waiting. Maybe it's why I've enjoyed climbing challenges (usually involving speed climbing) and mountaineering more so in recent years with the main focus being on continual movement rather than 'what's the smallest hold you can stick'. I have many loops and circuits that I know and run regularly around my local area and it was only about 4 years ago I went fell running in the Breacon Beacons and with some sense of amazement I realised I could do it. However the idea of journeying and embarking on an adventure still holds its draw and I am passionate about it. Attempting a challenge is magnificent, the hours spent planning (or not as the case maybe) and the great sense of reward one gets from finishing them - 'the bigger the challenge, the bigger reward' - perhaps. I ran my first ultra distance earlier in 2015 running [...]

How To Fund A Charity Event Introduction As a charity, you want and need to raise funds for the cause that you're supporting. In today's world, there are so many ways of doing this. Having people walking around the streets and holding buckets is very much out of fashion. Holding buckets in the street still works (on some level) but there are other ways. Adventure Events are far more creative, lead to more money being raised and have better media exposure and marketing. Challenges and adventure events are becoming more and more popular. People from all walks of life are getting involved. Charity events and challenges vary from single day, to weekend and even longer adventures and challenges. Some people do it for personal reasons, others do it because the charity is dear to them in some way, and yet others do it for the feeling of finishing a challenge and the sense of achievement. The bigger the challenge, the bigger reward..... Challenge events have therefore become more and more popular. Running marathons will always be popular, but people have started to want that little bit extra from their time away from work. Climbing mountains, cycling from city to city, obstacle races, and crossing countries are all some of the events that combine that little bit extra in the same weekend or week. For the charity or company organising an event like this, it can seem like a daunting project to arrange all of these logistics but that's what we can do for you. We ran an event last year that made £70,000 for a charity from a single day and it didn't cost the charity anything - not even a penny. How is this [...]

It's been a tricky start to the season all over the Alps but if you're wondering what's going on in Courmayeur off piste - here is a video.

So you want to book a rock climbing trip? Well the other day when a client said that they haven't heard of Skyscanner!! I was amazed but wanted to help and to educate, so here we go. Here is a list of helpful links to help you book your next rock climbing trip abroad. All of my rock climbing trips over the years I have done battle with the internet trying to cut the cost of the trip in some way. Cheaper flights, car hire, airport parking...the list goes on. The other day I managed to get car hire for 6 days for£7.99...... eight quid for car hire, get in!!! So here it is made easy for your next rock climbing trip. Here are all the links to all the sites you need to get away on the cheap. If you need a mountain guide however then get in touch, enjoy and I hope it helps. Flights https://www.skyscanner.net/ Hotels https://www.booking.com/ www.trivago.co.uk www.laterooms.com Car Hire https://www.holidayautos.co.uk/ https://www.travelsupermarket.com/ Airport Parking https://www.airport-parking.uk.com/ https://www.holidayextras.co.uk/ https://www.airparks.co.uk/

It's amazing what you can still find when out climbing in the UK. We found this crag from looking at the guide book....funny that. We were looking at the photo of the western face of Mother Careys Kitchen and noticed that it stops at the route 'The cruel sea', so it seemed worth a look what was around the corner. The look around the corner didn't disappoint and we ended up bagging the main lines of the crag on day one and 5 first ascents in total. The next day we headed back and did the obvious easier routes and had a go at the mega line of the crag that proved to hard for us on that day. We named the crag Disco Buttress as all day we had a radio at the bottom of the crag blaring out radio 6 all day. Ace. Descriptions Disco Buttress is situated in Mother Careys Kitchen between Great Wall and Blind Bay on the south facing buttress.  A mainly non-tidal crag with easy approaches, a mix of grades and on good rock. All the routes are less then 20 meters in lenght. Approach via abseil.    Route one - 'Sound and Rhythm', S 4a *. Follow steps up rightward on the face until below the groove. Layback up this to the top.   Route two - 'The Dreaded Disco', E1 5b *. Climb the rib to a large ledge on the face. Fiddle in some gear and traverse right to the arete. Climb the arete or traverse right again into the hanging groove which is followed to the top.   Route three - 'Disco Biscuit', [...]