This two-day course is our most beginner-friendly instructional climbing course and a first step into outdoor rock climbing. Experience outdoor rock climbing with the safety of a Bottom-Rope, learning some new skills that can start you on your outdoor climbing journey. This course is ideal for members who have never climbed before or done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing on real rock.
The course will cover:
- Fitting harness and helmet
- Tying into the rope
- Belaying from below (bottom-roping) and lowering
- Abseiling
- Crag etiquette and use of guidebooks
- Movement coaching on real rock
(The syllabus of this course is designed by Climb Scotland: Introduction to Rock Climbing.)
Duration: 2 days (Saturday 12th September and Sunday 13th September)
Ratio: 1:6
Minimum Age: 14 (Under 18s must be supervised by an adult who is also a participant on this course).
Pre-requisite experience: There is no prerequisite experience required for this course. We will start with the basics.
Required equipment: If you have any other climbing equipment such as rock shoes, a helmet, harness and belay plate please bring them along with you.
If you do not have this equipment, it is available to borrow from ClimbOot. Please let us know in the appropriate section in the booking form.
ClimbScotland is a programme by Mountaineering Scotland to help inspire people of all ages and abilities to get involved in climbing, both indoors and outdoors. ClimbOot is approved to deliver Ready to Rock courses on behalf of Climb Scotland. All Climb Scotland courses are quality assured.