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Goodbye 2020, and good ridd….
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Vertical Leader: Essential Knots
Vertical Leader: Essential Knots
Mine Leader Training: 3-4 December 2020 (moved)
Mine Leader Training: 3-4 December 2020 (moved)
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Author: Gethin

POSTPONED: Mine Leader Training: 26 & 27 October 2020

POSTPONED: Mine Leader Training: 26 & 27 October 2020

Posted on September 5, 2020October 24, 2020 by Gethin

Course Duration: 2 days Cost: £200 Places: 2 Venue: Betws y Coed area Director: Gethin Thomas This 2 day course will covers the Local Mine Leader Award…

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Vertical Leader Rope-work Document now available to download

Vertical Leader Rope-work Document now available to download

Posted on March 3, 2020October 2, 2020 by Gethin

After a very significant amount of work by QMC and BCA Trainer/Assessors, particularly Rich Hill, QMC have released a reference document to support…

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Petzl Lab Rats have been busy....

Petzl Lab Rats have been busy….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Gethin

Looks like the Petzl team have been busy whilst promoting the new Maestro (not a device I’d expect to see LCMLAs using) and…

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Tyrolean For Groups Training Course: POSTPONED

Tyrolean For Groups Training Course: POSTPONED

Posted on February 5, 2020August 22, 2020 by Gethin

28th March 2020 (note the date change, originally the 29th March)  Course Duration: 1 day Cost: £100 Places: Only 1 place available Venue: Tanygrisiau…

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Friction

Friction

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Gethin

Petzl have just released the following (only available in French at the moment, or at just can’t find the English version) on the…

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Tyrolean Training, December 2019

Tyrolean Training, December 2019

Posted on December 13, 2019February 5, 2020 by Gethin

Here’s a few photos, links to some of the data from the day, and stuff to support your training day… 

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Level 2 Training, December 2019

Level 2 Training, December 2019

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Gethin

Here’s a few photos and resources from this weeks Level 2 training

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Wrysgan Tyrolean (project!)

Wrysgan Tyrolean (project!)

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Gethin

Bit of an opportunity for some staff training today took us to place a few anchors and rig up a Tyrloean in Wrysgan….

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Original Cave & Mine Plans make great posters....

Original Cave & Mine Plans make great posters….

Posted on December 1, 2019December 21, 2020 by Gethin

I’ve been getting these canvas prints for mine plans recently, they make a great thing for kids to look at! I’ve just received…

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Life-Lining Belay Devices for Level 2 Award Holders

Life-Lining Belay Devices for Level 2 Award Holders

Posted on November 29, 2019February 5, 2020 by Gethin

BCA/QMC have recently released a document to help guide Level 2 Award holders in their equipment choice for those going out with the…

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