Hay guys so since trying rock climbing in the Blue Mountains and attending an indoor climbing gym a few times this year I decided to climb Huayna Potosi in Bolivia with a guide for the first time and summited ad 07:00 am just in time for sunrise!!!
It was the most amazing experience of my life and also the hardest. I'm a fitness instructor who enjoys the intense workouts style like crossfit and gym jones and realised that I just want to keep on climbing!!
Trouble is im living in the Netherlands at the moment and i need some advice from you guys.
What are the best ways for me to start climbing without a guide?
Is a 'big trip/climb' once a year enough to practice my skills whilst still develop.
I am thinking of going to Switzerland for a hiking trip in summer next year so are there any relatively easy climbs I can do without a guide that I can do alone?
Or is there anyone out there who would like to take a newbie under there wing for one climb??
In the mean time I will get 'mountaineering freedom of the hills' and probably mark twights 'extreme alpinism'
But any advice to get started or a potential climbing partner would be great!!