Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Mountain Training
- Scheme
- Rock Skills
- Course
- Introduction
- 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
This Rock Skills Introduction course is a highly practical one day course where you will learn the essential safety skills to start your rock climbing journey. You will look at various aspects of rock climbing including:
- Guidebooks and Apps
- Low level climbing/bouldering/traversing
- Appropriate equipment (Helmets, Harnesses, belay devices, rock shoes)
- Knot tying
- Belaying with a variety of belay devices including friction plates and assisted braking devices
- Lowering and holding a fall
- Abseiling
- Identifying and managing risk
- Emergency procedures.
As well as environment aspects like:
- Access
- SSSI designations and what they mean to access (local flora and fauna)
- Respect the Rock
- Leave no Trace
By the end of the day you should be in a strong position to take a climbing wall belay test and be looking to the next steps of your climbing journey with a Rock Skills Intermediate course.
Where And When
- Start
- 21/04/2024 09:00
- End
- 21/04/2024 17:00
- Total Days
- 1
- Maximum Bookings
- 12
- Venue
- Avon Gorge, Sea Walls
- Town
- Bristol
- County
- Bristol City
- Postcode
- BS9 1PG
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 51.46781
- Longitude
- -2.63287
Provider
- Name
- Up & Under Adventures
- Phone
- 07540451379
- Website
- Booking/Details