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Andy Newton has been a climber since 1976 and a mountaineering and outdoor activity instructor since 1981. He has a keen knowledge of rock climbing and mountaineering in Britain, and Snowdonia in particular.
Considerable involvement with the British Mountaineering Council and Mountain Leader Training has provided him with a particularly comprehensive overview of both formal and informal mountain training in this country, in addition to related access and conservation matters. Guidebook production, equipment testing & reviews and technical-based pieces have featured in his published work, as has a deep understanding of the climbing scene and local area.
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| Mountaineering Instructor and Consultant; Single Pitch Award, Climbing Wall Award, Climbing Wall Leading Award and Mountain Leader Award Course Provider; AALS Freelance Inspector; Technical Expert; Director - Snowdonia Active; holder of Mountaineering Instructors Certificate.
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| Freelance mountaineering and outdoor instruction; technical advisor and consultant; outdoor writer. As a writer contributed 'the Welsh Scene' to Climber magazine 1987–98, numerous other articles for Climber and TGO, and latterly for High and Summit.
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| Welsh Winter Climbs (Cicerone, 1988); Gogarth (Climbers' Club, 1990); Know the Game – Rock Climbing (A & C Black, 1991); Llanberis Slate (NWS, 1999 and 2001); Consultant - Complete Climbing Manual (New Holland, 2005).
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| Mountaineering; winter mountaineering; rock climbing; scrambling; hillwalking; Snowdonia; mountain training; mountain skills training; guidebook production, sport administration.
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