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. 

Rock Skills Learn to Lead Sport Climbs courses are ideal for people who are ready to progress to leading sport routes on rock, improve their lead climbing confidence or refresh their leading skills. The Rock Skills Learn to Lead Sport course covers the following:

• Background and Planning. Choosing suitable venues and routes, how to use guidebooks and mobile devices to find crags and routes, crag etiquette, the importance of the climbing partnership, the work of the mountaineering councils. 
• Climbing Skills. Safe and assured movement on the lead and optimising natural rests for clipping bolts. 
• Equipment. Ropes and technical equipment for sport climbing. 
• Technical Skills. Fixed equipment, anchors, ropework, belaying, holding/taking falls in a controlled environment, lowering, lower offs and abseiling. 
• Environmental Knowledge. The impact of climbers at the crag, ethics, access and environmental considerations for climbers. 
• Hazards and Emergency Procedures. Identifying hazards, decision making and managing risk, understanding common injuries, what to do in the event of an incident, managing common problems, how to get help and the role of the Mountain Rescue.

Minimum age: 14. 

Course length: 2 days. 

Climbing experience required:

Essential

Have logged 20 indoor or outdoor climbs 

Have belayed on at least 20 occasions 

Desirable

Completion of a Rock Skills Intermediate course

Start

29/05/2024 09:15

End

30/05/2024 17:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

3

Venue

Caffi Caban Cafe

Town

Caernarfon

County

Gwynedd

Postcode

LL55 3NR

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.14211

Longitude

-4.15348

Name

RAW Adventures

Phone

01286 870870

Website

Booking/Details

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