Climb and Abseil Adventure

YOUR CLIMB AND ABSEIL ADVENTURE

9:30 - 13:00 (times can be adjusted to suit your needs)

ARRIVE AT THE ADVENTURE HUB

Your instructor will welcome you and discuss the session over a great cup of fresh Italian coffee or tea. Alternatively, if it suits your itinerary, we can arrange to meet you directly at the climbing location.

COLLECT AND CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT

You will be sized up for helmets, rock shoes and harnesses. All you need do is check you have snacks, a drink and clothing that is suitable for the conditions.

TRAVEL TO CLIMB LOCATION

The exact location will depend on the weather and the aims and abilities of the group. Typically this is a 15 minute drive from The Adventure Hub. We tend to ask groups to car-share to minimise environmental impact and pressure on car parking spaces.

PRACTICAL CLIMBING SESSION

Your instructor will demonstrate and explain the basics of the safety system and give you a chance to practise tying in and belaying each other. It's then up to you to climb as many routes as you can, find out who the real hero of the group is! There will also be the opportunity to try abseiling if you are keen.

END OF THE SESSION

At the end of the session we will return to the Adventure Hub or to the location for the start of your afternoon. Alternatively, you can depart straight to your next destination.

• We provide all technical equipment including harness, helmet and rock shoes
• Clothing suited to the weather (waterproofs, warm tops, etc)
• Comfortable, sturdy footwear for walking to the crag
• A good supply of snacks and a drink
• Sun cream, hat and sunglasses (you just never know!)

• Our well-equipped training centre, The Adventure Hub, is Carbon Neutral.
• We encourage car sharing wherever feasible.
• We encourage the use of public transport on all our courses. Bamford Railway Station is 5 minutes' walk and we enjoy direct bus connections to Sheffield and nearby villages.
• We offer free camping kit for guests staying locally and looking to cut down on luggage.
• Our staff are trained to prolong the life of equipment used on this course, where it is possible to recycle equipment at the end of its life, we do so appropriately.
• We operate in small teams at low ratios to reduce our impact on the venues we use and other countryside users.

• The physical and mental benefits of outdoor activities are numerous and well documented, we firmly believe that those benefits should be available to as many people as possible.

• If you are interested in experiencing any of our activities but feel unable to do so then please contact us to discuss your specific needs, we will always try to find a solution that works for you.

• There are a range of simple adaptions we can make to our scheduled courses such as choosing venues with minimal walking or easy access to toilet facilities, providing cold storage facilities for temperature sensitive medications, allowing additional time or arranging for participants to be accompanied by a trusted aide.

• When participation as part of an open group isn't appropriate we can arrange private tuition. This allows for a more tailored approach and a much wider range of adaptions such as assisted climbing and abseiling techniques for participants with significant physical or mobility issues.

• If private tuition is unaffordable then we can sometimes offer subsidised places to bring the price back in line with our scheduled courses .These are provided by the Pure Outdoor Foundation whose goal is to bring as many people as possible into the outdoors, please enquire about availability.

• Clear communication before the activity is crucial so, as well as telephone and email conversations, we can also arrange to meet participants directly at a venue days or weeks beforehand to identify any specific barriers and begin addressing any anxieties.