Author Archives: Ben Bradford

Ama Dablam Expedition Kit List

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ben Bradford

Climbing a mountain such as Denali requires some specialised equipment for both your safety and comfort. Plan ahead and practice with all your gear before you leave for Nepal. Make sure all your gear fits in your rucksack, that your more »

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National Navigation Award courses on Dartmoor.

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ben Bradford

Over the summer and autumn months we’re scheduling some new navigation courses based on Dartmoor. We are a provider of the NNAS (National Navigation Award Scheme) which allows us to provide certification to a recognized level. We’ll be running bronze and silver courses more »

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North Wales Snow at Easter

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Ben Bradford

Just finishing and packing up gear at Capel curig after a weeks Adventure Training with some cadets from Exeter. We had a good week, although our plans had to change a little after it chucked it down with snow on more »

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North Cornwall Climbing – Sharpnose

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ben Bradford

The Culm coast is one of my all time favorite places to climb, with Sharpnose being the best crag. I had my first visit there this year with Matt, who was on his first visit. It’s a good place for more »

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There’s still snow and ice left on the Ben.

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Ben Bradford
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There’s a little snow left – Creag Meagaidh conditions.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Ben Bradford

Took a walk up to Creag Meagaidh with team Bradford to check out the conditions and snow on the hill. My sister Bryony and Dad have had a wet week of it, but it was a nice walk up to more »

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Extreme Buffeting in the Cairngorms, again.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ben Bradford

First day climbing with my Dad this year. We battled the southerly wind into Sneachda and after a couple of detours made our way to the Mess of Pottage which turned out to be quite sheltered. We headed up Hidden more »

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Fine and not so fine weather in the Cairngorms

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ben Bradford

I’m out climbing with Alastair and Hugo this week, we’ve had a couple of contrasting days. An amazing days climbing yesterday, fantastic weather and a slightly different morning today where we nipped in to Sneachda, up our route and back more »

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Wind and Spindrift in Sneachda, The Message and Hybrid Combo.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Ben Bradford

Matt, Emma and I went for an optimistic walk into Sneachda this morning, passing a few teams who had turned back after just a few minutes walk. Never a good sign…. It was a bit better once we were in more »

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Winter is back.

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ben Bradford

The weather has gone cold again in time for the weekend, and plenty of folk seem to have made the drive/fly/train journey up to Scotland to sample the climbing. Sneachda was really busy yesterday, with many teams on the gullies more »

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