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 - for climbers with a visual impairment

This course is being run specifically for climbers with a visual impairment to share the amazing world of trad climbing! Our instructors are experienced in guiding and instructing climbers with a visual impairment.

The advertised cost is our full rate plus the £10 Mountain Training Registration fee. We never want cost to be a barrier to participating so a range of bursaries are available, please get in contact at time of booking. If you can afford the full rate, please do, all funds go to supporting Climb and helping those that can't afford it to access climbing.

This Rock Skills Intermediate course is for those that already have some climbing experience and want to learn how to become a competent second. You will already have climbed at least 10 routes indoors or outdoors, or completed the Rock Skills Introduction course, and will be able to tie in and belay. 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 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 the age and experience of those attending.

Please contact chris@climblbg.org.uk or nicky@climblbg.org.uk for more details. 

Start

12/09/2023 09:00

End

13/09/2023 17:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

2

Bookings

2

Venue

Eyam Tea Rooms

Town

Eyam

County

Derbyshire

Postcode

S32 5QU

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.28398

Longitude

-1.67048

Name

Climb

Phone

07727 315546

Website

Email