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Beyond the Edge
1w ago
It's the start of our Scottish winter season! Chris, Oli and James have settled down in our Cairngorms base to begin providing instruction, guiding and coaching on our various winter courses.
To celebrate here are some photos from our previous Scottish winter adventures.
We offer long weekend three-day and five-day winter hillwalking skills courses and also long weekend three-day and a five-day Mountaineering courses. If you fancy some winter climbing then we have two days and five days courses. If you fancy joining us here is the link to all our winter options - https://www.beyondt ..read more
Beyond the Edge
3w ago
Hati's Top Five Items of Gear in 2024
Your gear reflects your year right? The main outdoor events of my year occurred within a 6 week period… a big walling trip in Utah was followed (immediately) by the OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) in the Highlands with a sport climbing trip to Kalymnos to recover from the whole affair. A hectic 6 weeks which are reflected in my purchases. Here are my Top Five Items of Gear in 2024...
Blue Ice Moonlight 55L
I’ve wanted one of these since Alex got his a few years back, and a climbing trip in Utah was the perfect excuse to buy a rugged new climbing pa ..read more
Beyond the Edge
3w ago
RSPB Garden Watch
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Big Garden Birdwatch begins this week. From the 24th to the 26th of January the RSPB is encouraging us to spend an hour recording the birds that land in our gardens and parks.
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the world's largest garden wildlife survey. Over 600,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch in 2024, counting 9.7 million birds. House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of Sparrows are down by 60% since the first Birdwatch in 1979. In fact, we’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 y ..read more
Beyond the Edge
1M ago
Would you like to become a walk leader?
We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity to join the third training cohort of the Walk Together Pathway.
The Walk Together Pathway is a funded programme for People of the Global Majority* to access Mountain Training’s Lowland Leader, Hill & Moorland Leader, and Mountain Leader training courses. This is a pilot scheme designed to increase the number of walk leaders and walks on offer to under-served communities, getting more people outside into nature.
[caption id="attachment_29574" width="801"] Walking group on Mam Tor in the Peak District, D ..read more
Beyond the Edge
1M ago
Alex’s Top 5 Best Items of Gear in 2024.
This years equipment choices have been based around a winter road trip to Utah and Arizona in the USA and lots of Mountain Leader training and assessment courses. Cold and dry conditions in the American South West deserts and then the usual mixed weather in the UK mountains. Consequently the contrasting climatic conditions from American desert to Welsh ming have influenced my choices for top the 5 Best Items of Gear in 2024.
Rab Mythic Ultra Down Jacket
If you're going to hang around in those high American desert landscapes such as Canyonlands, Be ..read more
Beyond the Edge
1M ago
Our equipment reviews and tests have always been a very popular feature of our website. Everyone loves outdoor kit and here at Beyond the Edge we are all secret gear freaks and we get very excited by a new bit of equipment to try out. Our instructing and coaching team use their kit in the worlds toughest environments day after day and they only write about the gear they really like. Looking through the stats these have been our most popular kit blogs of the year and our top ten gear and equipment reviews of 2024.
1. Sportiva TX4
These approach shoes have become our unofficial footwe ..read more
Beyond the Edge
3M ago
About a year ago, Mel and I decided to do a big wall in America. A month ago we bailed at the top of the first pitch and flew home from America without having completed our objective.
The route was Tricks of the Trade in Zion National Park, Utah: 18 pitches of up to 5.10d with a pitch of clean aid climbing. Mel had tried it previously, but as neither of us had successfully climbed a big wall before we had a long list of skills to learn. Big Wall Wednesdays were born, and they would cover pendulumming, jugging, aiding and hauling (plus the many many MANY faffs associated with hauling) on vario ..read more
Beyond the Edge
5M ago
It is chilly today, and although the sun is out it does feel like autumn has suddenly burst into being. This is the time of year where we dig out our wooly hats and gloves and shuffle our warmer clothes to the front of the wardrobe. Insulated jackets are an essential bit of kit if […]
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Beyond the Edge
5M ago
Aside from our professional qualifications (Between us we hold the following awards; Mountain Leader, Winter Mountain Leader, Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, International Mountain Leader and Development Coach). We also have one of the most experienced instructor teams in the UK with vast international experience in all the various climbing disciplines.
[caption id="attachment_27053" width="700"] James Swinging around in Kalymos[/caption]
Here is a small sample of the famous bouldering, climbing and mountaineering areas our core team of s ..read more
Beyond the Edge
8M ago
Moroccan Winter Mountaineering
Join us this winter for a week of Moroccan winter mountaineering in the High Atlas mountains with an ascent of Jebel Toubkal (4167m), North Africa’s highest peak
Easily accessible high alpine walking, inspiring mountains, and the warm welcoming Berber culture make this an unforgettable quick winter hit.
With one of our core team, accompanied by a local english speaking guide we will refresh and refine winter skills before exploring the 4000m peaks around our high mountain refuge.
This is a great trip for anyone who wants to challenge themselves in high alpine w ..read more