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 Top Tips From Plas y Brenin Instructors
An expanding part of our site, this area is proving to be extremely popular. We'll be adding top tips regularly so check back for updates to this page and if there's something you'd like us to feature as a 'top tip' send an email to tips@pyb.co.uk.   Click on a topic below for some great top tips:
Climbing
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your gps navigating skills
improve your gps navigating skills
improve your rock climbing skills
deep water soloing
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your rock climbing skills

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Skiing and Ski Touring
Protect yourself from the sun
Using your skis as a belay anchor
Tips on Ski Touring, Ski Mountaineering and Off Piste Skiing
improve your gps navigating skills
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Hillwalking
   
improve your gps navigating skills
improve your gps navigating skills
Tent Care tips
Tent Care tips
Tent Care tips
Tent Care tips
improve your gps navigating skills
improve your rock climbing skills
improve your gps navigating skills
improve your gps navigating skills
Improve your navigation
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Mountaineering
   
improve your winter climbing skills

using ice screws
Improve your mountaineering
improve your winter climbing skills
improve your gps navigating skills
Improve your mountaineering
Improve your mountaineering
Improve your mountaineering
Improve your mountaineering
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Canoeing/Kayaking
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Canoe Expedition Tips
Tips on how to paddle a canoe
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Medical
Protect yourself from the sun
Mountain Medicine and First Aid Tips
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