This week I’ve had a couple of groups on “Intro to Rock” days on Dartmoor. Hound Tor is one of my favorite places to take beginners as it’s got some great bouldering for a warm-up and a good selection of routes to climb, to suit everyone’s tastes and abilities.

Yesterday, local boy Nick brought his visiting friends out for a climb. Despite only having a half day available, we got in a whole heap of bouldering and about four routes each.

I’ve just just uploaded a few photos to the Vertical Frontiers Facebook page, but here’s a couple of my favorites from yesterday.

Nick climbing the crack of "Liars Dice"

Dave testing some rock shoes, and balancing!