Private Guiding and Coaching

Got a couple of new converts to the world of real mountain biking yesterday.  Reckon they probably heard my mantra of 'stand up, weight back and relax' in their sleep last night!

Rock and Ride Outdoors provide mountain bike guiding and coaching services for all ability levels, we've got some unbelievable trails and coaching spots here!  Contact ian@rockandrideoutdoors.com

A chilli Grand Central

The venue

Today I had the pleasant company of being out with Anthony and Emma from Dublin. They travelled up from Dublin yesterday and stayed in the Meelmore Lodge campsite.  The two of them were really keen to look at the techniques involved with multi - pitch climbing, so the obvious choice for this was to head up to Bernagh Slabs.

Emma with her textbook rope management!

Anthony on pitch 1

Upon arriving at the slabs all of our layers came out and were put straight on, it was pretty cold!  A brilliant first multi pitch route is Grand Central a VD that goes up the middle of the slabs.  We broke the route down into 4 pitches and climbed it in series.  This gave both Anthony and Emma 2 pitches each to look at stance and rope management, leaving stances and belaying.  On the descent we looked at a retrievable abseil and got down to the car just as it started to spit!  Thanks guys for a cracking day out!

Don't for get our evening rock climbing sessions start on Wednesday 18th April!  £20 per person for the evening is a total bargain!