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Publications

Wales Outdoor Alliance

Part of the working group which wrote the Covid 19 good practice guide for gorge walking and canyoning in North Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly ( 2020 )

Sustainable Use of Snowdonia (SUS)

  • Member of working group
  • Good practice guide for the use of Afon Ddu Gorge- Contributor

Guide books / reviews / Articles

Over the years, I have written and contributed to a selection of guidebooks, articles, reports, and reviews that cover a wide range of related topics. Some examples

North Wales – Welsh Winter Climbing Guidebook

I am the co-author of the most recent North Wales winter climbs guidebook. ( Ground up Productions 2010 )

North Wales winter climbing blog

http://wwwbaggy.blogspot.com

I was the author of the first blog which focused soley on Winter Climbing in North Wales.

Climbers Club -Llanberis Rock Climbing Guide

I researched the climbs and re wrote the text for the section on Crib y Ddysgl for the Ninth Series of the Climber Club Guide to the Llanberis Pass ( Main Author Iwan Arfon Jones )

Plas Y Brenin Guidance Articles

  • Taking a friend climbing-Top Tips
  • Climbing Sea Stacks
  • Retreating off a route
  • Packing a daysack
  • Using walking poles

Climber Magazine

  • Account of an ascent of Concrete Chimney HVS 5A Gogarth – Wen Zawn

British Mountaineering Council – Summit Magazine (BMC)

  • Alpine Speed:  http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=2109
  • Winter Climbing Tools Q and A Expert: http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=1749

Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) Magazine

  • Sea Level Training Workshop
  • Trainee Workshops from a Trainers Perspective
  • Big Walling in Zion National Park
  • Swiss Avalanche Transceiver Training – A summary of 3 days with the European leading expert Manuel Genswei

Equipment reviews

  • Mountain Equipment Astron Hooded Jacket
  • Mountain Equipment Randonnée Glove            

Book reviews

  • Scottish Rock Volume 2 North by Gary Latter
  • Snowdonia Society by Rob Collister
  • The Llyn Peninsula Coastal Path
  • Lake District Winter Climbs

News articles for DMM

  • Personal Account – A winter  ascent of Central Ice Fall Direct – Llanberis Pass
  • Winter Fever 2010
  • Welsh winter VII-7’s

Jagged Globe

  • Blog posts  for their Scottish Winter Climbing Courses

Ground Up News

  • Welsh Winter round up 2008-2009

UKC Climbing

  • Welsh Winter round up 2010 – http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1524

Snowdonia Active

  • Assisted on the good practice guide for gorge walking and canyoning in North Wales ( 2020 )

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