Si
I am a very keen climber, skier and alpinist and I work full time as a Mountain Instructor. I am very lucky to have bases in Sheffield in the Peak District and Llanberis, North Wales (as well as spending a chunk of the winter season on the west coast of Scotland). I have lived and worked in Snowdonia for many years since studying at Bangor University. Most of my early work has been working with young people delivering multi-activity outdoor education and this is still a proportion of what I do.I run Orange Mountaineering offering all aspects of mountain instruction as well as working for several large organisations such as the Military and Jagged Globe. I also work for several small providers on navigation, climbing and scrambling courses and for Outdoor Centres delivering the full suite of Mountain Training awards.
I have worked and climbed in all the major mountain and climbing areas across the UK and have led several youth and adult overseas expeditions to high altitude.
I am an active member of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. In my own time I have been pushing my own highs year on year at high altitude in the Greater Ranges as well as trying to get a few alpine ascents (and ski descents!) every year.
Location
Llanberis
Best Climbing Experience
The next one!
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Latest Blog posts
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- GEAR: Choosing an ice axe 21-Nov-17
- TOP TIPS: 5 best (secret) Snowdonia ML QMD's 21-Oct-17
- Over the water 20-Dec-16
- 20-Dec-16
- The ups and downs of summer 04-Sep-16
- ARTICLE: Quality and quantity. The Cassin route on the Piz Badile 04-Jun-16
- Climbing USA 13-May-16
- RECIPE: Date roll 26-Apr-16
- Winter's ending... expectation of warmth to come! 24-Mar-16
- Fighting winter storms and one in a hundred days 16-Feb-16
Personal Webpage
https://orange-mountaineering.com
Articles by Si
- REVIEW: Wild Country - New Friends Jul/2017
- REVIEW: Chamonix Rockfax Dec/2016
- REVIEW: Julbo Monte Rosa and Monte Bianco Sunglasses Sep/2016
Logbooks Volunteer
Moderator for 1 crag, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg
Interests Outside Climbing
Mountain biking, boating, skiing, running, cooking
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Going for it on Tricky Fruitbat
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Top pitch
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Castle Ridge crux
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First pitch. Look at the runout!
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