RPM Guiding

15/10/2026

With the release of the new film about Tenzing Norgay, here’s a nice reminder of the historic link from the 1953 Everest expedition to the slopes of Yr Wyddfa and the wonderfully unchanged Pen y Gwryd Hotel …

As a new film about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay is released, we visit Pen-Y-Gwryd, the Snowdonia hotel which served as British ‘base camp’ for the 1953 expedition and where the spirit of adventure lives on

15/10/2026

If you visit Eryri you may like to contribute to the new ‘plan for Eryri’ - by completing this 5 minute visitor survey 👇

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⛰️Do you use and enjoy Eryri National Park?⛰️

The Eryri Visitor Survey is now live!

By taking a few minutes to complete the survey, you will help us understand how people use and enjoy the National Park. ⛰️

The survey is being carried out on behalf of Eryri National Park Authority, Cyngor Gwynedd, and Conwy County Borough Council.

💸 Everyone who completes the survey will have the chance to win a £100 high street shopping voucher. 💸

To complete the survey: https://orlo.uk/nfhnC

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23/09/2026

14/09/2026

Worth reading . Mountain safety information and skills aren’t getting to the people who need them …and the result is an unsustainable level of mountain rescue call-outs .

After 59 callouts in August, the busiest month in our history, we think it is time for a serious conversation about what is happening in our mountains.

Our volunteers carried out prolonged rescues in darkness and poor weather, dealt with serious injuries, heat-related issues, assisted people stuck in serious terrain and, sadly, attended incidents where people and animals lost their lives.

What concerns us most is the increasing number of people taking on difficult terrain while completely unprepared for what they are facing.

The mountains have not suddenly become more dangerous. More people are visiting them, and the way routes are discovered and accessed has changed.

Routes once mainly attempted by experienced hillwalkers and mountaineers are increasingly attracting people with little or no experience.

A photograph or video of Crib Goch can make an exposed Grade 1 scramble look like just another route to the summit. What it doesn’t show is how intimidating that ridge can be in cloud, rain or strong winds or how quickly a manageable situation can become a serious emergency.

We want people to enjoy Eryri. We understand the physical and mental health benefits of spending time in the mountains but accidents happen, even to experienced, well-prepared people. That is why we volunteer.

But enjoying the mountains also comes with personal responsibility. Too often, people simply don’t know that a route may require specific skills, equipment, fitness, experience and judgement and how quickly conditions can change.

Our callout numbers tell the story:

147 in 2020
237 in 2021
233 in 2022
308 in 2023
327 in 2024
359 in 2025
Around 440 projected in 2026.

This trend is not sustainable.

The answer cannot simply be more Mountain Rescue. There has to be greater focus on prevention and personal responsibility.

We will always respond when someone genuinely needs our help. The bigger question now is: how do we stop so many people from needing help in the first place?

Enjoy the mountains but please try to understand the environment you are entering and if the terrain or conditions don’t feel right, turn around.

28/08/2026

The wonderful North …part 1 . Old boys climbing trip with these legends, dodging the rain around the Caithness coast, climbing some gems and plenty of good craic and catch up with old friends .

Pics 3 & 4 credit 📸



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13/08/2026

Round up of some adventures in this unbelievable (but also slightly worrying from a climate viewpoint ) summer …

Some classic rock in Llanberis with Eoin (pics 1-3)
Scrambling in Ogwen with Leonie (pic 4)
Mid Wales cragging with Ben and Andy (great pics 5&6 by )
Intro to lead climbing on Ynys Môn with father daughter team Carl and Sophie (pic 7)

I’ve never known the mountains to be so dry in Wales, and they have endured wild fires and some overcrowding in places .. and with some shocking littering in beautiful places , like the Insta-famous Watkin pools, where we picked up a 20L bag of rubbish from just one spot on the bank…
please!



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26/07/2026

A dry week in pictures from Llŷn peninsula rock to Eryri mountain scrambles ….and enjoying the first (kinda) rainy day in 6 weeks
1-4/ Advanced scrambling with Joe and Tony for
5/ Mo Barclay on The Rampart ( 📸 Jamie Barclay) - Yr Eifl
6/ Llŷn goats (not calling for help this time 😉)



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14/07/2026

Shady cliffs and super dry mountain crags seem to be the norm…and sweltering approaches!

Quite a summer we’re having

1&2 / On the majestic Clogwyn Du’r Arddu with EP
3 &4 / Llanberis pass Cracks with Cori and Mais
5 / Sport climbing on Anglesey
6 / Last pitch of the occasionally dry Slow Ledge Climb, Llanberis Pass
7 / Scorchio top out (one of a few!)


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29/06/2026

Midsummer in a heatwave 🥵

Picking off a few local classics and dipping into some esoteric gems …. Shady routes near water seem to be the thing .

1/ Diagonal , Llanberis Pass
2&3/ Dream of White Horses, Anglesey
4 Priapic Worship, Nantgwynant
(All with )

5/ Elissa on Identity Crisis, Llandudno
6/KP on Mike Bailey Route, Llanfairfechan
7 Late night rescue Idwal Slabs with
8/ KP on The Cruel Sea, Rhoscolyn


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14/06/2026

Sun and rain … Intro leading course for and working with new trainees on the rock 2 course.

People often ask what happens if they’ve booked guided climbing or instruction and the weather is wet. Often there’s a dry spot somewhere , as the mountains and coast provide little micro climates, but sometimes you just have to carry on regardless 😂

Luckily this week the sun was out when if mattered…phew !


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