This week Will is leading a group from Manchester Uni during their Geography fieldwork in the Anti Atlas.
snow on Adge Mountain above Imlil
Fieldwork near Tidli, Morocco
View from the Kasbah near Imlil
We have several dates in the diary for Foundation Safety and Rescue training courses in the next month:
Friday 12 March
Mon 29 March
Friday 2 Apr
Friday 9 Apr
All the info's at http://www.rockmonkey.co.uk/bcu_fsr_course.php
BCU Foundation Safety and Rescue Training Course
We have a BCU (new style) 3* course running in white water kayaks on 10-11 April 2010 in Manchester. It's a combined training and assessment, so if you're an existing 2* paddler, this will just the course for you!
white water kayak
All the info's at http://www.rockmonkey.co.uk/bcu_star_awards_courses.php
The cost will be just £155 for the two days training.
If you want any more info, get in touch on will@rockmonkey.co.uk
Last weekend, the Rockmonkey team headed to Durham city to deliver an outdoor first aid course for the University canoe club. Here are some snaps from the course:
We are able to provide outdoor first aid training to clubs, companies and other organisations around the country. Prices from £60pp – please get in touch via the main Rockmonkey website.
We're running a flatwater kayaking skills course in Durham on 13-14 June 2009. This course will improve your basic kayaking skills, building on any experience you already have to make you more self sufficient and efficient with your paddling. The course will suit those who have paddled a handful of times before, but may not yet have attained 2 Star level.
The cost for the two days is £130, including all kit. Futher details can be found at
http://www.rockmonkey.co.uk/flatwater_kayak_lessons.php
Will
Hannah arriving on the Belvedere, Shepherds Crag, Lake District
Spent the bank holiday weekend with the High Peak Club climbing in Borrowdale. On the Sunday, we were treated to hail, rain and fog all within the space of a couple of hours, but by the end of our second route the view was superb.
Rock Climbing in Borrowdale
Rock Climbing
Over the course of the weekend, climbing with Ves, Skie and Hannah, I managed to lead 17 pitches all in – a respectable figure I feel. I suppose that's a sign I need to be pushing a bit harder!
Walking on the Peak
On Wednesday, Becky, Chris J, Kate and I went up to the plane crash site on Bleaklow on the Peak in superb conditions. The plane is now 61 years old, but shiny aluminium makes it look as though it's crashed yesterday.
Climbing at Baggy Point
Spent Wednesday evening climbing at Baggy on the north Devon coast. The first time I've been there, and the place was deserted, a good first experience.
Will.
We are running a BCU FSR course in Durham on the 16th May. The price for the course is £60. For booking or more information please get in touch: will@rockmonkey.co.uk
We recently recieved an email from one of our previous clients, Trevor Lund with some information about a charity evening he is hosting in Ilkley to raise money for Marie Curie – a charity very close to his heart. Rockmonkey Outdoor Pursuits were delighted to help, and have presented Trev with a prize for a free half-days climbing lesson for two people in the Peak District. We wish Trevor all the best for his fundraising.
This Wednesday was warm and sunny – a great day out on Burbage North. I hooked up with some pals who were up from London for the day and we ticked off a dozen or so gritstone classics by the time the sun started to cool. I had to head earlier than I would have liked in order to be back in Sheffield for a session that evening, but as I started the walk back to the car, the pink sky over the Edge was superb – still spring evenings on the peak are one of life's small treats!
Pink Sky Sunset over Burbage North