Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Navigation video, Taking a compass bearing

Taking a compass bearing from Dan Goodwin on Vimeo.

A short film highlinghting how to take a compass bearing, hopefully there should be a few more 'webisodes' to come covering a few mountain related topics. Feel free to post it or share it on blogs and facebook etc.

The Mountain Adventure Specialists, Mountain Plan

Monday, 26 July 2010

Wet Islands


Very wet out on the Islands at the moment with some heavy rain and general murk. No chance to get to the crag in the evening for the time being hopefully some drier weather later in the week !! Ian Stewert is out with our clients this week on Skye and will hopefully not be getting as wet as us but I dont hold out to much hope !!

Image: The endless crags on the Ross of Mull often a good bet for dry weather, not so currently !

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Erraid





Andy Spink and I where working at Knockvolagan bay at the southern end of Mull earlier in the week but stayed on to get a couple of routes done at Erraid on the main crags. Having been here a few times now its still one of the most stunning venues in the UK in my opinion. With huge views accross the Western Isles and Hebrides.

Monday, 12 July 2010

Tower Ridge a winter Ascent !!

Tower Ridge - Ben Nevis - Scotland from Alan Kimber on Vimeo.


I was round giving Alan Kimber some hints with video editing as he had a great collection of clips from a winter ascent of Tower Ridge which makes for some usefull viewing if your planning a winter ascent, Alan talks you through the major features along the ridge with a few tips along the way.

Friday, 9 July 2010

Island life !!


I am out on the Islands for a while so may be away from the comp for a bit !

Some pretty windy and showery weather has been blowing through but on the whole a bit drier than expected.
Image: Me starting to regret making a saving by not taking the Rabies jab ! It wasnt me he was interested in eating though but knew I had biscuits and climbed all over me to get into my bag you cant see the other thousand monkeys realising what he knew, it was a throw the packet and run tactic. Shimla monkey temple, India (click to enlarge)

Monday, 5 July 2010

3 Years......

3 Years from Dan Goodwin on Vimeo.

A collection of clips as this month is the third year of the blog running. Its had over 145'000 hits over its time and will hopefully have a few more years and hits in it yet. Wild and unpleasant weather here with some stong winds and heavy downpours. To view it larger at the source click here

The Mountain Adventure Specialists, Mountain Plan

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Ben Nevis



I was out today marshalling on the Ben in some pretty wet cold and windy conditions. All 60 made it to the summit and back down again at a good pace, they where doing all three this weekend and could be in for a wild weekend weather wise. There didn't seem to be quite so many people on the hill today as usual. I didnt get the camera out to much today but the bits of media should show the view I had for the day situated in 'Dan's ditch' at the half way locahan.....!

Today I was working for Alpha Mountaineering

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Ruthven Stone



I had a quick trip to the Ruthven boulder with Stevie but the midge played a large part in the ending of that. Its a great venue though a large isolated block above the Loch which has a large variety of problems on it from the very easy to the very hard. Sadly we got midged off with some still humid weather.

Sunday, 27 June 2010

Creating a sling belay ! Vimeo Plus

Creating a Sling Belay from Dan Goodwin on Vimeo.

This is a short film done today at Kingussie with an educational elemnent on how to create a simple sling belay. To view it larger click this link !

All my films are now here on Vimeo Plus where they look a bit better than on You Tube with less clutter and a better layout. To view the channel click here !