Richard Bale (Rusty)Jan 25, 20192 min readWelsh WinterIt's been a long wait but at last the hills had a covering of snow this week. You can't afford to hang around with winter in Snowdonia,...
Richard Bale (Rusty)Dec 14, 20171 min readWinter MountaineeringWinter skills and climbing in Snowdonia
Richard Bale (Rusty)Oct 15, 20171 min readScrambling Skills For HillwalkersWeekend scrambling for hillwalkers course in Snowdonia
Richard Bale (Rusty)Oct 8, 20173 min readPinnacle Scramble, TryfanI was out with Chris and Yana on Friday for a scrambling day and their first go at a grade 3 route. Scrambles are graded 1 - 3 with 3...
Richard Bale (Rusty)Oct 8, 20171 min readWet and Windy Scrambling WeekendScrambling and climbing weekend in Snowdonia
Richard Bale (Rusty)Sep 1, 20171 min readFamily Climbing DayToday I was joined by a super keen family for their daughters first go at outdoor climbing. We went to the lovely Tryfan Bach crag, in...
Richard Bale (Rusty)Jul 8, 20171 min readScrambling Skills for HillwalkersOut on the excellent grade 1 scramble the North Ridge of Tryfan yesterday with Paula and Sally. We spent the day looking at the skills...
Richard Bale (Rusty)Jun 11, 20171 min readScrambling WeekendThis weekend i was working for Snowdonia Mountain Skills on a guided scrambles course with a mountaineering club. The weather on Saturday...
Richard Bale (Rusty)May 1, 20171 min readSingle to Multi Pitch ClimbingMulti pitch rock climbing in Snowdonia
Richard Bale (Rusty)Dec 15, 20162 min readAutumn ScramblingScrambling in Snowdonia - Tryfan and Cneifion Arete