AH, the Milestone Buttress, an old favourite of the mountaineering instructor. But, it can still go wrong. Are you taking the right people here? At the right time? Are you doing enough climbing? Are you aware of the varied ways of descending? Do you know what to do if the classic routes are full?

All to often climbing instructor don’t get the best out of this venue, on this workshop we’ll climb around four different routes, and we’ll look at four different descents.

We’ll meet at 8.00 am and carry on as long as we can, aiming to get three or four different descents completed. We’ll cover how fast you need to climb, alternatives descents, what to do if the classic routes are full, some history and a bit of enviro.

This workshop is led by Mike Raine author of Nature of Snowdonia. Mike has been jogging up the routes on the Milestone Buttress since the 1980’s and has fond memories of doing the top out chimneys in big boots on wet days (not!), don’t worry we’ve moved on since then! Mike has spent the last 16 years at Plas y Brenin and has worked on, as staff or Director, well over 100 (about 140 I think!) MIA (MCI) courses. He’ll point you in the right direction.

At the end of the day you should be familiar with the alternative descents and how to manage them. You will have done at least three or four routes (weather permitting!). You’ll know what it is that your clients need to know. You’ll be much more confident about tackling the slabs with the right team, in the right way and getting the most out of a climbing day on the Milestone Buttress (I’ll even show you where the Milestone is!)

This workshop is ideal for anyone close to assessment, or a little rusty after assessment or not from the area so are unfamiliar with the intricacies of one of Britain’s great beginner climbing venues.

Four places

£75

Book via this link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-the-best-out-of-the-milestone-buttress-tickets-130418694827

Start

13/04/2021 09:00

End

13/04/2021 17:00

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

4

Bookings

4

Venue

National Trust - Glyderau

Town

Betws-y-Coed

County

Conwy Principal Area

Postcode

LL24 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.12113

Longitude

-3.99897

Name

AMI

Phone

01690 720123

Website

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