About the trip
This course is for those who have some indoor or outdoor rock-climbing experience and wish to start climbing outside.
Moving from indoor climbing to real rock can be intimidating, there are lots of things to consider. This course aims to introduce climbers to leading on the real stuff!
Covering essential skills such as:
Venue and route selection
Equipment needed for
climbing outside
Different types of climbing
To get the most out of your course, we recommend you have a level of climbing around V2/3 or 5a (font).
There may be around 10 miles of walking per day.
We can be flexible on locations around the UK and Scotland. Please let us know where you're based and we'll arrange a suitable spot with one of our qualified outdoor guides.
Missing anything? We can help. Please email tom@guidebase.com for hire requests.
Price per person per day
Moving from indoor climbing to real rock can be intimidating, there are lots of things to consider. This course aims to introduce climbers to leading on the real stuff!
Covering essential skills such as:
Venue and route selection
Equipment needed for
climbing outside
Different types of climbing
To get the most out of your course, we recommend you have a level of climbing around V2/3 or 5a (font).
There may be around 10 miles of walking per day.
We can be flexible on locations around the UK and Scotland. Please let us know where you're based and we'll arrange a suitable spot with one of our qualified outdoor guides.
Missing anything? We can help. Please email tom@guidebase.com for hire requests.
Price per person per day
Itinerary
DAY 1
We will meet over a coffee in the morning at 0900 and run through rock climbing equipment and how to use it safely. We go over the fundamentals of climbing knots as well as the essential techniques for effective belaying and climbing. After that, we put all of this knowledge into practice by honing our climbing technique, learning about safe falls, and learning how to climb safely on the rock.
Day one may include leading or 'shadow' leading depending on confidence and ability. There's no pressure.
You can expect to cover:
Bouldering
Spotting technique
Belaying on top rope
Discuss modern gear such autolocking belay devices, fixed gear and harnesses.
Demonstrate and practice the use of this gear on the rock
Set a framework for safe and solid belays (ABC and IDEAS acronyms)
Day one may include leading or 'shadow' leading depending on confidence and ability. There's no pressure.
You can expect to cover:
Bouldering
Spotting technique
Belaying on top rope
Discuss modern gear such autolocking belay devices, fixed gear and harnesses.
Demonstrate and practice the use of this gear on the rock
Set a framework for safe and solid belays (ABC and IDEAS acronyms)