'Teaching Indoor Leading for Mountain Instructors' – Saturday 16th December Whilst teaching leading is a key element of the MI scheme, many MIAs/MICs who competently teach leading on crags have limited experience of teaching leading indoors in the contrasting and unique environment of the climbing wall. This is a day long workshop for MIAs/MICs who wish to improve their knowledge and increase their skill set for teaching lead climbing on indoor walls, or for those instructors who have limited opportunity to teach indoor leading who would like a focused refresher day. This workshop will investigate: - Progressions into leading - what are the signs that individuals are ready to lead? - Moving from bottom roping to lead climbing, and appropriate choice of lead routes - Matching appropriate belay devices and ropes - Techniques for clipping quick draws and top anchors - Belaying for leading – when to move from 'static' to 'dynamic' belaying, and the concept of reducing impact forces - Teaching of holding and taking falls and the pros and cons of weight bags / ground anchors - Teaching effective lowering - Dealing with potential problems - Using the bottom of the climbing wall and bouldering wall to teach movement skills for leading The workshop will be run by Cliff Lowther, local freelance climbing and mountaineering instructor and AMI's North East Regional Rep. Cliff has many years experience of working within the climbing wall environment and understands the unique demands they place on the instructor. As well as being a CWA and SPA Provider Cliff is also a CWLA Provider and will incorporate elements of his experience of teaching on this MT Award into the workshop. Equipment needed: your usual wall kit inc. lead rope Cost is £45.00 plus wall entry fee. Please contact Cliff to book a place: cliff@roxcool.co.uk (Due to the nature of this workshop it is only open experienced SPA's, CWA's and MI +

Start

16/12/2017 10:00

End

16/12/2017 16:00

Maximum Bookings

8

Bookings

7

Venue

Awesome Walls Sheffield

Town

Sheffield

County

South Yorkshire

Postcode

S4 7QX

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.40000

Longitude

-1.45000

Name

Mountain Training England

Phone

07765927633

Website

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