Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Mountain Training
- Scheme
- Rock Skills
- Course
- Learn to Lead Sport
- 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.
About
On this 2 day course you will learn:
if you need to, how to and when to spot the lead climber before he has secured the first clip,
how much rope to pay out when belaying,
lead belaying techniques to reduce the risk of a leader ground fall,
the correct lead belaying position to be able to see the climber and when to pay out or take in,
to clip efficiently, as well as what Z-clipping and back clipping mean to the climber,
to clip left and right handed,
to clip using a straight arm,
how to use a clip stick,
to develop good body position when clipping as well as resting,
how to avoid common mistakes,
the hazards of lead climbing,
how to fall safely, how to belay a fall,
rope management,
how to thread the belay at the cliff top to retrieve the rope,
how to use a guide book.
Where And When
- Start
- 20/08/2022 09:00
- End
- 21/08/2022 17:00
- Total Days
- 2
- Maximum Bookings
- 4
- Venue
- Wyndcliff Quarry
- Town
- St. Arvans
- County
- Monmouthshire
- Postcode
- NP16 6HD
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 51.67255
- Longitude
- -2.68611
Provider
- Name
- Ali Taylor
- Phone
- 07814555378
- Website