Rock Climbing Skills

From the challenges found on the small gritstone edges, to the dramitic sea cliff and mountain crags, and beyond to the giant granite cliffs of Yosemite, I can offer you instruction with your first steps on to rock to the technical know how of big wall climbing.

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How To Rock Climb

I can teach you everything you need to know about how to rock climb.  Trad or Sport, outcrops or sea cliffs, single pitch or multi pitch.  Let me clear away the jargon and show you how to climb safely.

  • Movement & techniques
  • Ropework
  • Leading & seconding
  • Belaying
  • Equipment
  • Guidebooks and route finding
  • Abseiling

1:1 or ideally 1:2 with your climbing partner

April – October

2 days – £700

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How To Rescue a Climber & Get Yourself Out of Trouble

The aim is to pass on the skills you need to assist a climbing partner in need and get yourself out of trouble.  This can be as simple or as complex as you like, covering areas like:

  • Hoisting
  • Escaping the belay
  • Abseiling with a casualty
  •  Lowering passed knots

For experienced lead climbers.

Max. group size – 4

Available year round.

½ day/ evening – £175

1 day – £350

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How To Big Wall Climb

Learn all the skills to head out and try some big walls yourselves. I can teach you all the fundamental skills required to get youself into some top quality mischief in places like Yosemite, Zion etc.

  • Additional gear
  • Aid climbing
  • Hauling
  • Cleaning pitches
  • Portaleges and biving

For experienced lead climbers, who are climbing at least E1.

Max. group size – 4

Available year round.

2 day – £700

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