Beginner Climbers Course (2 Days)

Keywords What are you looking for? : rock climbing, introduction, abseiling, single pitch, peak district, gritstone, stanage, burbage, millstone, lawrencefield, bamford, climbing, beginner, free climbing, top rope, belay

Dates: Phone to enquire (approx 2 courses per month)

Outline An ideal starting point for those with little or no prior experience of rock climbing, this starts with the 'Outdoor Taster Session' on day 1 then continues to develop more skills on the second day. On the highly accessible gritstone crags of the Peak District this course aims to get you climbing confidently while teaching the essential skills of rope work and belaying. We hope to take in some of the Peak District's many and varied routes to build fundamental climbing skills for the future. With some of the most famous venues in the country there is a good chance you could find yourself at Stanage Edge, Froggatt Edge and Burbage Edge amongst many others.

Itinerary Both days will be practically based and the focus will be on you getting some mileage on the rock. We will meet at 9am in a local café and we will be finished by 4pm.

Learning Objectives Along with some rock climbing mileage, throughout the day we will aim to get you tying in to the rope properly, learning to belay, hold a fall and to lower someone. We will look at gear used for climbing, its removal and by the end of the day you should know the fundamentals to be a competent second. Especially when we have covered the ‘how to look cool seconding’ module. The second day will be spent looking at gear placement and belay anchors with time spent consolidating day 1.

Pre requisites No previous experience necessary

Download the course Itinerary

beginner_climbers_itinerary.pdf - 180kb

Travel See our 'Green Travel Guide' for those who would like to travel to the course with minimal impact, or if you do not have a car!