Climbing for All

To book and pay please follow link Click to Book

Course will be hosted at Summit Up. To make things quicker please preregister with the wall by following this link.

https://booking.summitupclimbing.com/_/register?reg_refer=f688f6df-f46c-4d7f-8838-b7dd9169695a&cnc_source=Direct_OldhamSite

Course fee does not include wall entry. Please pay this on entry into the wall. £9.50

Climbing for All is a one-day course providing an introduction to instructing disabled people in climbing. 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.

Course delivered in two halves Theory/Practical

• Appropriate/Inappropriate Language
• Types of Disabilities
• How do Disabilities Occur
• Models of Disability
• Inclusive/Integrated/Segregated?

The second half covers

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

Course providers

Graeme has been at the leading edge of development in access to the outdoors for over 25 years. He assisted in the development of the course and has been delivering if for over 20 years. He was the joint founder of the GB paraclimbing team and is currently the chair for IOL 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.

An excellent video put together by the Outdoor Partnership. Use link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Tb5rpsiJ4&t=87s 

Start

17/05/2024 09:30

End

17/05/2024 16:00

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

4

Venue

Summit Up Climbing Wall

Town

Oldham

County

Greater Manchester

Postcode

OL1 3SE

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.54376

Longitude

-2.10925

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

07939502991

Website

Email