Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Rock Skills

Course

Intermediate

Type

Training

Award Description

Our Rock Skills courses are designed to provide structured training opportunities for people who want to learn more and become independent climbers. There are three different levels so that complete beginners and those with more experience can choose the most appropriate starting point. 

Rock Skills Intermediate

Our Rock Skills Intermediate courses are designed to share the amazing world of trad climbing in a welcoming, supportive, inclusive space.

We are familiar with working with a variety of needs and ensuring that our courses are participant centred. We never want cost to be a barrier to participation so there are three different rates to choose from.

1) Full rate: this is the full commercial rate for those that can afford it and choose to give something back by supporting Climb.

2) Rate for those on a low income.

3) Rate for those on means tested benefits.

This Rock Skills Intermediate course is for those that already have some climbing experience and want to learn how to become a competent second. The main aims of this course are to learn how to be a safe belayer, how to second routes competently and how to belay a lead climber. You will develop your climbing movement skills and learn how to place protection and construct belays.

The course runs over two full days, from 0900 until 1700 on both days. A number of venues in the Eastern Peak District will be used. These will be decided on nearer the time, depending on conditions. 

The course will cover the following topics:

- Background and planning: choosing a suitable venue, how to use guidebooks, crag etiquette and the work of the mountaineering councils.

- Climbing skills: warming up and injury avoidance, developing your movement skills and widening your repertoire of climbing moves.

- Footwear and equipment: rock boot fit, selecting the right equipment for improved performance, and an introduction to climbing protection.

- Technical skills: building anchors, selecting runners, ropework, belaying, holding falls, lowering, seconding a route and personal abseiling.

- Environmental knowledge: the impact of climbers at the crag, ethics, access and environmental considerations.

- Hazards and emergency procedures: identifying hazards, managing risk when climbing, abseiling and bouldering. Understanding common injuries, how to get help and the role of Mountain Rescue.

Note that the course content will be adapted to match the participants abilities with instructors teaching techniques appropriate to those attending.

Please contact info@climbcio.org.uk for more details. 

Start

05/06/2025 09:00

End

06/06/2025 17:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

4

Venue

Eyam Tea Rooms

Town

Hope Valley

County

Derbyshire

Postcode

S32 5QU

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.28398

Longitude

-1.67048

Name

Climb

Phone

07727 315546

Website

Email