Uni work

After 2 weeks of great weather needing to get back on the uni work. Had a pool session to work on the roll but was just not getting this week. needing work on it a lot more. Thow the high brace was looking good. Needing to get report and essay done to give more free time when the good weather comes back. So been getting on the fingerboard session for a bit of training with Rachel. Just massing about the with the vido mod on my camera and made a film of the session.

 

Training from Mark Chambers on Vimeo.

Winter Workshops

Been out on winter workshops the last two days with James and Soctt. Working on a mix of skills. The firsts days was on the wast face of Aonach Mor for a bit of a skills and to look at what problems that might occur when out winter climbing. Great to be out in another new place to climbing. Need to get back and explore some of the routs there.

Shots bits of ice about

James on the ice 

A bit of ice to play on 

Scott show how its done

The second day was to be looking at more mountaineering skill, moving together with chest and hand coils, placing rock pro and natural pro. We head up the Ben to the start of Tower Ridge just to head up the lower parts. Need to work on then more to get them slick. There was many teams out on Point 5 and on routs around Observatory Gully.

A very sunny walk in

Alan's team heading off

James on lead

Alan's team high on Moonlight Gully Buttress

A very steep out Tower Ridge

A sunny Ben