Technical skills for outdoor climbing

Have you tried climbing outdoors and are keen to develop the technical skills that will keep you safe on future adventures? Then these full-day intro / intermediate courses are for you!

What you will learn

How to:

  • place different types of climbing protection – nuts, cams, hexes, slings
  • make judgements about the quality of gear placements
  • use the rope to keep you and your partner safe whilst climbing
  • build safe and secure belays
  • avoid or solve common problems encountered in rock climbing

Introductory sessions assume no prior knowledge or experience of placing climbing protection or climbing ropework. ‘Next steps’ sessions build on any existing knowledge and introduce skills to solve basic problems encountered when climbing or abseiling.

Location

The days will be based in Cumbria – exact location to be determined based on the weather and where participants are coming from.

Course size

Minimum 2 people for each course to run. Maximum 4 people per course.

Dates and availability

  • Sunday 21st April 2024
  • Sunday 2nd June 2024 (intro level)
  • Saturday 8th June 2024 (next steps)
  • Sunday 4th August 2024 (next steps) – 4 places available 3 places available
  • Saturday 10th August 2024 (next steps) – 4 places available 2 places available
  • Sunday 15th September 2024 – ‘Ready to Rock’ – I will be running this course for Esther Foster, see her website for further details

More dates to be announced in due course – if you are interested but can’t make the above dates, please get in touch and we will try to arrange a date that works for you.

Price

£60 per person

More details and booking

Have questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page to see if your query has been answered. To find out more or make a booking, get in touch via the Contact page or email [email protected].

Head back to our main rock climbing page to see what other courses we offer, including our bespoke climbing sessions.

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