Climbing for All

 

To book on the course click on link or contact Graeme on hillascents@hotmail.co.uk

 

Course fee does not include climbing wall entry

 

 

Climbing for All is the most widely recognised and accessed climbing disability awareness training course in the UK. The course has now been delivered for over 20 years and was developed by Adventure for All and Mountain Training England.

The purpose of the course is to provide instructors and coaches increased confidence and skills to enable disabled people to experience and enjoy climbing. The course also provides you with an opportunity to test your instructing and coaching skills in new territories. There are no prerequisites for attending the course.

Once you have booked you will receive further details.

The course is delivered over one day delivered in two halves

MTA&AMI members receive 1 cpd point

Course provides approved training for delivering Tier 2 of NICAS Ascend award

Theory/Practical

Theory

• Appropriate/Inappropriate Language
• Types of Disabilities
• Strength Based Conversations
• Duty of Care
• Models of Disability
• Inclusive/Integrated/Segregated?

Practical

• Climbing Environments
• Side Supported Climbing
• Vertical Hoists
• Wheelchair Abseiling

Course provider

Graeme has been at the leading edge of development in access to the outdoors for over 20 years. He assisted in the development of the course and has been delivering if since it started. He was the joint founder of the GB paraclimbing team and is a member of Adventure for All Professional Practice Group. He holds his MCI and has been climbing for over 35 years in many different parts of the world but loves the UK climbing scene.

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