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COACHING - INSTRUCTION - GUIDING

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ROCK
CLIMBING

HILL WALKING & MOUNTAINEERING

We're permanently excited by all things climbing! From your first climbs to pushing grade or getting qualified - we can help!

We've been walking and scrambling in the mountains for years and years, let us help you have your own adventures or get qualified to pass on your knowledge and experience.

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INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

Rock Climbing Instructor, Rock Climbing Development Instructor and Mountain Leader courses - we love them all! Fun, relaxed and thorough - get qualified!

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JB MOUNTAIN SKILLS

Jez is a qualified climbing & mountaineering instructor who started JB Mountain Skills in 2009 and has been working in the outdoor industry since 1999. He continues to be excited and enthusiastic about all things outdoors and is passionate about delivering, fun, engaging and thorough Rock Climbing & Mountaineering courses from his base in North Wales.  

instructor - guide - coach 

Grivel Clepsydra S. Mini review and why it's like the girth hitch master point belay! #climbing
07:08
Petzl Adjama harness mini review... A good way to go climbing more?
02:15
The Load Strand Direct & Variations. Lowering on a Guide Mode belay. #climbing
10:51
Beginner Climbers: Assisted or Unassisted Belay Devices? What to teach new climbers...
03:33
Equalising is a waste of time and shock loading is nonsense! Climbing thoughts!
09:39
The very British way to belay with a popular alternative... #climbing
12:20
Sling or nut..?! #climbing
01:00
Is the SWAMP anchor dead? Is the Girth Hitch Master Point better..? Climbing belay waffle!
03:33
The Beal Jammy Life Expectancy Fix! For other sewn Prusiks too like the Simond one from Decathlon!
01:54
The Beal Expresso Fit Lanyard. Better than a Petzl Connect Adjust..? #climbing #rappelling
13:42
Avoid this catastrophic abseiling error! How to join two ropes the right way!
03:55
If there's doubt, there's no doubt! What that means for building climbing belays. #climbing #techtip
02:20
My favourite way to rig a fixed line for abseiling, top rope solo etc. #climbing #trs #rappelling
08:50
Addressing a couple of points about the new for 2025 Petzl Connect Adjust. #climbing
03:00
The New 2025 Petzl Connect Adjust Lanyard Review, inc how to set up an extended abseil / rappel.
17:22
Blue Ice Mission Light Slings, why I like them on my climbing rack! #shorts #rockclimbing
01:50
Using a hex to belay with?! Not really a climbing tip!
04:58
The Petzl Whisper Climbing Harness Review...
17:18

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