Plas y Brenin/UKC Big Climb = Big Success!

© Jack Geldard
Amanda gets some prussic practice  © Jack Geldard
Amanda gets some prussic practice
© Jack Geldard

On the weekend of the 14th of May UKC teamed up with Plas y Brenin in North Wales for The Big Climb - a series of workshops and mini-courses on a wide range of climbing topics.

The weekend was a great success, with skills, tips, coaching and instruction from big walling to bouldering. As well as the top-class instruction, great food and lovely accommodation, everyone on the course got a huge free goody bag stuffed with outdoor kit and Rockfax guidebooks.

Goody-Bag prizes were kindly provided by: Joe Browns, Teko, Lorpen, Exped and Rockfax

The Big Climb was our second annual event at Plas y Brenin, following on from the Alpine Festival held in 2010.

Tessa from Guildford on a sport climbing and training session in the PyB wall  © Jack Geldard
Tessa from Guildford on a sport climbing and training session in the PyB wall
© Jack Geldard

Photo Gallery: The Big Climb 2011

Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders  © Jack Geldard
Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders
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Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders  © Jack Geldard
Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders
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Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders  © Jack Geldard
Dave from London on his bouldering workshop at the RAC boulders
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Phil Dowthwaite headed up the Big Climb for Plas y Brenin  © Jack Geldard
Phil Dowthwaite headed up the Big Climb for Plas y Brenin
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Tim Neill ascends his rope  © Jack Geldard
Tim Neill ascends his rope
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Ropes and safety with Matt Stygall
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Tim Neill teaches some rope skills
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Dave Rudkin delivers a session on training and sport climbing
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The goody-bag went down well - everyone loves free stuff!
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Big Climbers collecting their free goody-bags
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The staff at Plas y Brenin relax with tea and cake after the Big Climb weekend
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23 May, 2011
Thanks for organizing it, learnt a fair bit and tried out some new skills! Was good fun!
25 May, 2011
Who's the hunky, dark-haired PyB worker furthest to the right in the last photo? Phhwoooooaar x
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