More from the Easter holidays, 5th April 2024. Making the most of an incredibly cold 🥶 and rainy 🌧 day with a visit to the Mighty EICA Ratho 💪 with Lexi & Em's. This was the first time the girls have travelled to another climbing centre, we usually climb at Above Adventure in Kilmarnock (see previous posts). 😀
It is important for young climbers/climbers to experience different climbing centres. Why? By visiting other centres you get to try different heights of wall, different angles of wall, different textures of wall, different hand holds, different styles of route setting, you get to meet different climbers, different coaches and a different atmosphere. All these things and many more help you to develop your climbing indoors and outdoors. 👍
Lexi is now leading 6a-6a+ at her local wall, to compensate for the height of Ratho we had to drop a grade 4+-5+. Ratho is three times higher than the wall Lexi usually climbs on. Lexi did find the height intimidating, but once we talked things through, Lexi realised and understood she could use the intermediate lower offs if she wanted to. We were off, Lexi lead straight to the top of the massive slab on her first lead in Ratho. 🧗♀️
Em's climbing is progressing as well, Em's is now climbing routes clean on bottom rope & auto-belay, by sticking to one colour and is climbing grades 5+-6a. One of my main focusses with Em's is getting her to use her feet and to stop pulling on the holds. I have been using lots of simple drills, such as hand-hovers. Em's needs to put her hand above the hold she wants to use and count to three before she can use it. The difference in her climbing from when I first met her to now is incredible. 🧗♀️
All in all, another totally awesome session with these two mini mountaineers. A massive thank you to the staff at Ratho, we really felt welcome. As always, thanks to Mum for allowing me to share the photographs. 😀
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More from the Easter break, 12th April 2024 and a morning/afternoon at Bennybeg. Shower 🌧 dodging and making the most of the sunny 🌞 spells. Sophie & She were visiting friends in Glasgow and whilst here in Scotland they wanted to make the most of their visit and try rock climbing. 🧗♀️
We spent the day at Sector 2 of Bennybeg, and both Sophie & She made successful ascents of: New Beginning 5*, Beguile 5**, The Spanner 5*, Benny's Black Streak 5+**, Ally's in Wonderland 3+***, The Beg Issue 4* and finished with The Beggar 6a***. 💪 An impressive haul routes and a really enjoyable session with this very capable duo. 😀
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14th April 2024, the last day of the Easter Holidays and making the most of a brief weather window at Auchinstarry Quarry with Iain & Julie. 😀
They both wanted to gain more confidence with ropes and being harnessed up in preparation of an upcoming Black Cuillin Ridge Traverse. 🧗♀️😀
We climbed three routes today in parallel with an abseil descent from all routes. They both totally smashed it! 👊🧗♀️
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I would have to admit, things were looking doubtful on the 6th April 2024 for this family group session at Auchinstarry Quarry. 😬
Luckily the rain stopped earlier than predicted and the breezy conditions along with a little winter sunshine, dried things out remarkably quickly. 👍
It was nice to be able to welcome back returning clients Mark & son Ethan, new clients Steven & daughter and of course Julie with Lexi & Em's. 😀
A totally awesome family group climbing session! 🧗♀️👍😀
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Another early season session at Neilston Quarry, 13th March 2024 and my first session working with this energetic duo Isaac & Harrison. 😀
Conditions were challenging, it was bitterly cold 🥶 with a strong wind blowing. On the plus side it was sunny 🌞, the rock was dry 👍, both Isaac & Harrison were well prepared for the weather and full of energy. 👍
This was their first experience of climbing outside on real rock and the totally smashed it 👊 and ticked off some impressive routes including: Punk Rock HVS 5a**, Curving Crack HVS 5a** and the crag classic Willie's Route S*. 🧗♀️💪
A huge well done to both boys, thank you to parents for letting me share the photo's. More on the energetic duo to follow. 😀
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More from Above Adventure with Lexi 12 & Em's 10. I have been coaching these two mini mountaineers twice a week over the winter and their progress is really starting to show. 😀
Lexi is now leading 6a+ and is working routes 6b-6b+ 💪, Em's is now Mum's coach and under the instruction and watchful eye of Em's is now bottom rope belaying ✅️. See photo captions for more info. 📸
It is fantastic to see the whole family working together, learning new skills and enjoying climbing as a family. 🧗♀️ Huge thanks to Mum for allowing me to share the photo's. 😀
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Easter Sunday 31st March 2024 and Aspect Mountaineering's first visit of the season to Auchinstarry Quarry with Carol & Nikki. 😀
Carol & Nikki wanted to experience rock climbing and being lowered from a route in preparation of their trip to Skye to tackle the famous Black Cuillin and hopefully make a successful ascent of the infamous Inn Pinn. 👍
Access Route within the car park area of Auchinstarry Quarry is perfect for this. The rock is of a similar angle and the route itself is similar in grade to making an ascent of the Inn Pinn. 👍
All in all, a cracking afternoon with lots of sunshine with all aims and objectives ticked off! 🧗♀️
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An Oftenstarry visit is always worth it before an InPinn ascent 😱
More from Saturday 30th March 2024, following on from the session with Lexi & Em's who successfully rigged and tested all the routes in the morning it was time to meet the next group. 😀
As always its nice to have returning clients. Marika, plus friends and Lesley Aspect newbie. Marika and friends wanted to prepare for an upcoming trip to Skye and hopefully an ascent of the Inn Pinn, whilst Lesley wanted to try something new. 🧗♀️😀
With all the rigging complete, and once kitted up it was straight into lots of climbing. The whole group completed an impressive haul of routes including: Easy Gully D, Y-Crack VD, Punk Rock HVS 5a, Curving Crack HVS 5a and Willie's Route S. Finishing the session with lots of abseiling! 💪
A huge thank you to all that came along, it was a super fun session to run! A huge thank you to Euan & Val who were there to shadow. 😀
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Saturday 30th March 2024, and the Easter spring break started with typically Scottish weather. 🤦♂️ Just as we arrived at a sunny Neilston Quarry it clouded over, we enjoyed a short but brief hale storm ⛈️ followed by a spell of rain 🌧, returning to sunshine 🌞 later in the morning. Thankfully as always, Mum was well prepared and so was Lexi & Em's. 👍
The weather did not deter the girls, but we did need to change plans. We changed the focus of the session to getting the girls to rig all the routes for the adult group that would be arriving later in the day. With the promise they got to abseil and "test" the routes. 😀
Lexi & Em's selected Y-Crack, Curving Crack & Willie's Route from the guide book 📖 as the routes they wanted to rig. We set to work with Lexi placing the off-sets and Em's tying the clove hitches. Once rigged, it was abseil time and of course time to "test" the routes.👍
Conditions were challenging, Lexi made successful sends of Y-Crack VDiff, Punk Rock HVS 5a, Curving Crack HVS 5a and Willie's Route💪, whilst Em's sent Y-Crack VDiff and faced up to her past nemesis Willie's Route with a successful send! 💪🧗♀️😀
Another awesome session with these two mini mountaineers, and a huge thank you to Mum for allowing me to share the photographs.😀
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Last session of 2023 was back in November with Lexi & Emily. Despite the abundance of winter sunshine 🌞, it turned out to be a much colder 🥶 day than anticipated. Thankfully Mum was well prepared with gloves, hand-warmers and lots of snacks to keep these two mini mountaineers going. 👍
It was to cold to be standing around at the base of the crag, so we opted for a slightly different approach to this session. We did the usual, I lead a climb with Lexi & Emily belaying and then seconding for me. Once we were all at the top of the Quarry and in the sunshine it was much warmer. 😃
The focus of the session now became placing gear to rig a bottom rope, learning how to tie a clove hitch and figure of nine on the bite. Once we finished rigging, there was nothing else for it. Other than to go and test the routes Lexi & Emily had rigged! 🧗♀️😃
Another brilliant session with these two mini mountaineers, and thanks to Mum for allowing me to share the photo's of another top day! 😃
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Aw BRILLIANT stuff and great photos! Well done this is whit young yins need nooadays! X
A much drier than expected day at Neilston Quarry back in October last year with Joanne & Beth. This was the first time Joanne & Beth had climbed outside, they were both very nervous and very anxious. 😬
We chatted for a little while whilst we kitted up to ease the nerves and then I briefed Joanne & Beth as to what we were going to do. First up was tying in and setting up the belay devices, followed by myself checking there belaying skills. They both picked it up very quickly. 👍
I started to climb Pinkerton's Slab, pausing every now and then to place protection and to explain how to remove the protection. Once topped out, I set up the belay, now it was Beth's turn to climb and she made it look easy. Next up was Joanne, and again she made it look easy and even brought the abseil rope. 🧗♀️😃
Joanne and Beth both helped to set up the abseil and once set up I arranged Joanne and Beth on the rope in a stacked abseil. I went down first followed by Beth and then Joanne with myself backing things up from below. 🧗♀️😃
We climbed a further four routes including: Y-Crack, Crack Corner, Intrusion Line and finished with the crag classic Willie's Route. Descent from all routes was via the abseil Joanne & Beth helped to set up. A totally awesome session! 🧗♀️😃
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A little throw back to the 4th November 2023, a damp but warmer than expected afternoon at Neilston Quarry with Lexi & Emily.
The focus of this session was to give the girls more control over their sessions by letting them use the guidebook to select the routes they wanted to climb. This is a very important part of a "climbers tool box" if they are to continue to progress with their climbing. A skill that can be used indoors and outdoors.
Lexi & Emily picked this up very quickly using the topos in the new Scottish Mountaineering Club - Guidebooks, Lowland Outcrops Guide. They soon worked out what routes they wanted to climb, including name of the route and grade. They worked out the variations of some routes as well.
Another top session with these two mini mountaineers! Thanks to mum for allowing me to share the pictures!
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Aspect Mountaineering has shadowing opportunities on the 30th March & 27th April 2024 @ Neilston Quarry and 6th April 2024 @ Auchinstarry Quarry.
Suitable for RCI trainees or CWA (assessed or trainees) that would like to experience the next level.
If you would like to shadow please drop us a message here on Facebook or 07969 847338 🙂
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Hi, I sent you a DM about shadowing.
More from Bennybeg on the 24th February 2024, Lexi & Emily had been doing nothing but ask about getting back outside on the rock and with such a good weather forecast it was a day not to be missed.
Myself and the team were there early to rig, along with Lexi & Emily who got to test out the adventure scramble and the big abseil off the main wall for their warm up. They totally smashed it!
Lexi & Emily then moved to the smaller wall, to put some of their indoor skills into practice outdoors. Lexi now leads indoors and this was an opportunity for Lexi to try some simulated leads. Placing her own quickdraws and clipping in whilst having the safety of a bottom rope. Emily joined in as well. They both got to practice their belaying skills, bottom rope and lead.
A totally awesome session, a huge thank you to Colin for supervising this session, making it fun and engaging. Lexi & Emily really enjoyed it!
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24th February 2024, a beautifully sunny spring like day at Bennybeg with this super fun group of Adventure Singles.
The session started with a mini scramble followed by a little boulder traverse to get warmed up. We moved onto the adventure scramble followed by the huge abseil off the main wall! Finishing the session with a chilled out rock climbing taster session.
It was good to see the entire group getting involved, making the most of the activities and most importantly, supporting each other. For most group members this was the first time they had tried anything like this and everyone smashed it!
Aspect Mountaineering would like to give a huge thank you to Sean, the abseil guy. Colin, Jen & Johnathan for helping to make this session the success it was! A huge thank you to the Adventure Singles for being such a fun group to work with!
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My last post with Lexi 12 & Emily 10 was all about the skills they have learned and put into practiced outside on crags last summer and into late winter.
But as always there comes a point when the weather becomes to much and things need to be moved indoors.
I have been coaching, both Lexi & Emily indoors now for three months and these two little mountaineers are really starting to develop their own style of climbing and working things out for themselves in a logical manner.
Lexi is now leading and Emily is now climbing the lines that Lexi has set up. Thanks to the photos Mum shares with me, I can now see how they are developing and the changes they are making to their climbing to make there climbing more efficient.
The focus of this session was to improve/tweak basic movement, positioning and clipping. See captions with photos for more info.
A huge well done to Lexi & Emily and thank you to mum for taking for the photos and allowing me to share them.
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Aspect Mountaineering has shadowing opportunities on the 24th February 2024 @ Bennybeg.
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I started coaching Lexi & Emily in August of 2023, the first session was at Neilston Quarry. They enjoyed it so much they wanted to become rock climbers and go to a different, higher quarry to practice their new skills... 🧗♀️👍
Lexi & Emily can now set up their own belay devices, belay for a lead climber and second for a lead climber. Abseiling is their new skill and like most climbers Lexi & Emily now abseil down from routes they have topped out. 🧗♀️👍 Which is totally awesome and mega fun❗️
Website and Facebook has been updated with taster sessions over the Easter Holidays❗️
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