Summer in Wales and BMG Summer Test
It has been a great summer for me and all the hard work has paid off. I spent the 4 weeks after India, in the mountains of Snowdonia. I was climbing, mountaineering and getting to know the place as best I could. My final week there I was assessed as part of the IFMGA Guide Scheme and happy to report that I passed this first step. A massive thanks goes out to my clients I had this season, all the other candidates on the scheme and all my climbing partners and those willing to come out on the wettest of days. Couldn't have done it without you! Now I can look forward to the winter aspect of the British Guides Scheme, another training course followed by a 6 day assessment! Is it winter yet?
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| Great weather in Ogwen |
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| Dave on Gambit Climb |
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| Dave on Tryfan |
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| Dave doing his thing |
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| Client Sean scrambling in Ogwen |
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| Evening cragging on the Slate quarries |
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| Evening cragging on the Great Orme |
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| More routes at Gogarth |
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| Essential post climbing analysis |
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| BMG assessor Graham Ettle at Gogarth |
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| Sunshine and sea at Gogarth |
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| Jack leading on the Guides assesment |
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| Evening cragging |
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| My teaching day on my guides test (Photo credit:Steve Long) |