We have shadowing opportunities 2nd & 7th August 2024 @ Auchinstarry Quarry from 18.00 onwards. You will be working with a mixed group of adults & minors. Suitable for CWI that would like to experience the next level or RCI Trainee.
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We have a shadowing opportunity, Sunday 21st July 2024 @ Bennybeg from 13.30pm onwards with a group of two families. Suitable for CWI that would like to experience the next level or RCI Trainee.
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Mountain Training & Mountain Trainin
10th June 2024 and almost a three week gap between sessions with the energetic duo that is Isaac & Harrison. 
Unfortunately Harrison accidently kicked a door 
whilst zooming around at home resulting in, Door 1 - 0 Harrison and a badly bruised foot. 
This session at Neilston was a chilled session. The boys helped with the rigging and played some climbing games. No hands on the slab, one
A showery & cold 
25th May 2024 at Neilston Quarry and session number three of coaching Lexi 12 how to lead on trad. 
The focus of this session was paying attention to detail and making those little adjustments/tweaking to help improve Lexi's efficiency whilst leading on trad and setting up belays. 
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A huge thank you to Mum for helping with the belaying and fo
12th June 2024 and great to meet up with Ruth a competent indoor boulderer that wanted to experience climbing outside.
Ruth's main concern other than being very nervous, was belaying for someone that is heavier than herself, this is very common and can easily be resolved. ️
We started the session playing some fun belaying games, to help settle the nerves. ️ Then straight into climbing with myse
More from the 20th May 2024, this time with Lexi & Em's.
Lexi is now leading on trad, placing her own gear, setting up belays and bringing Em's up as a second. ️
Another brilliant session with further progression, sunset and all wrapped up with Lexi's favourite... A Jaffa Cake Sandwich...! ️
A huge thank you to Mum helping me with belaying and for allowing me to share the photog
During my previous session with Isaac & Harrison, I introduced the boys to climbing in parallel and we covered all the skills required to second on trad for a lead climber. ️
This session took place on the 20th May 2024, and the focus was all about reinforcing those skills and testing what the boys had remembered. ️ Both boys smashed it. 
A huge thank you to parents for allowing me to
A throw back to the 18th May 2024 with Lexi & Em's and yes, Lexi is now leading on trad! ️
We have been working towards this for sometime and finally all the pieces are coming together for Lexi and it is all making sense to Lexi about how it all works. ️
I have been coaching both girls now since August 2023, building up their skills patiently, at a pace that suits them and most importantly
2nd June 2024 and a brilliant afternoon spent at Neilston Quarry rock climbing with this group of young people from Monday Night Riders. ️ A charity local to Stewarton that engages with young people through horse riding. 
A huge thank you to group leader Lorna and parents for allowing me to share the photographs. Another huge thanks to Ivan & Alex, RCI Trainees that came along to
Catch up time, these photographs are from the 22nd May 2024 with returning client Iain at Auchinstarry Quarry.
The focus of this session was to hone Iain's skills as a second on trad. ️ We warmed up on Mister You Can Walk up Roon the Back, moved over to Scream and then onto Slinky Lizard. We just topped out Slinky Lizard ️ and managed to beat a hasty retreat to the cars before the heavy rain s
Another belter of a session with Lexi & Em's at Auchinstarry Quarry on the 11th May 2024.
The focus of this session was climbing in parallel again. Lexi belayed for me leading the route, once I topped out, I brought up Lexi who was being belayed by Em's. ️ Once Lexi topped-out, Lexi built the belay and brought up Em's. ️ It is definitely starting to come together and Lexi is getting more p
We have a shadowing opportunity, Wednesday 19th June 2024 @ Bennybeg from 18.00pm onwards with a small group of adults. Suitable for CWI that would like to experience the next level or RCI Trainee.
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Mountain Training & Mountain Tra
Thank you for all the messages folks, I will be in touch. 
There are no more shadowing opportunities on this date.
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Looking back to the 7th May 2024 and a trip to TCA The Prop Store with Lexi & Em's.
This session was all about fun and letting the girls experience a difference climbing centre. ️ The Prop Store has a cool bouldering wall with many different angles, different styles of boulder problems and a top-out boulder. The auto-belay tower in the roped climbing area, has many different angles and rout
Hope you both enjoy the fun boulder comp if you decide to enter!
My last session with this energetic duo was on the 13th May 2024 at Neilston Quarry and we covered all the skills required to abseil safely, both Harrison & Isaac smashed it.
Moving forward to the 17th May 2024, the focus of this session was to introduce the boys to seconding on trad. First up, was giving clear instructions to both boys. ️ Belaying for a lead climber and checking they
May has been a busy month for me, with lots going on. These photographs are from the 13th May 2024 with Lexi & Em's, two girls I have been coaching for sometime now.
The focus of this session was on building trust between Mum & daughter Lexi and for Mum to gain more confidence lead belaying for daughter Lexi. ️ This is something most parents find terrifying at first, there is a lot to l
We have a last minute shadowing opportunity, Sunday 2nd June 2024 @ Neilston Quarry from 11.00am onwards with a small group of young people. Suitable for CWI that would like to experience the next level or RCI Trainee.
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Mountain Train
Another little throwback, this time to the 4th May 2024 with Lexi & Em's at Windyhill Quarry & Woods. A fantastic little urban bouldering venue near Johnstone, Glasgow.
The girls have been working really hard lately, learning lots of new skills and putting those skills into practice. 
The focus of this session was to have fun, without the complications of using ropes. Bouldering is a gr
13th May 2024, great to catch up with Isaac & Harrison a super energetic duo after their holidays...
The focus of the session was to introduce the boys to abseiling. During this session the boys practiced using a steep grassy embankment, a "safe environment" to hone their abseiling skills and to practice "stacked" abseiling. Once the boys had it sorted we moved onto doing it for real. ️
Both
Steven Lavery Definitely want to do this 
maybe later in the year then the In Pinn next year 
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Fantastic to meet up with returning client Ming at TCA The Prop Store on the 7th May 2024.
The focus of the session was to set Ming on the road to becoming an indoor lead climber. We started off by learning to clip using a prusik loop with karabiner placed over a handhold. Then we moved on to using the auto-belays, "trailing" a rope to simulate lead climbing in a safe environment. ️ Next step,
A throwback to 27th April 2024, with Lexi & Em's at Blantyre Towers an urban sport climbing venue within the Central Belt of Scotland.
The focus of the session was learning to work moves, building sequences, putting those moves and sequences together to complete the route. ️ Accepting failure is something we can learn from and helps us to develop as climbers. ️ And not forgetting lots of cli
