This two day course is designed to progress your rock climbing and teach you about how to effectively move on rock, protect yourself and take that first step to becoming an independent rock climber.
This course aims to get you closer to being able to head out to the crag independently, by learning the skills involved in setting up your own top & bottom ropes and learning how to abseil. Although this is not a lead climbing course, it is a great progression on the way to becoming a lead climber.
The course will cover:
- Recap of the basics (see Introduction to Rock Climbing)
- Placing and removing gear
- Building and equalising belays
- Abseiling with a prussik
- Belaying from the top of a route
- Movement skills coaching
(The syllabus of this course is designed by Climb Scotland: Progression Rock Climbing.)
Duration: 2 days (Saturday 12th September and Sunday 13th September)
Ratio: 1:4
Minimum Age: 14 (Under 18s must be supervised by an adult who is also a participant on this course).
Pre-requisite experience: Participants must be able to put on a harness, tie a figure of eight knot and competently bottom-rope belay another climber.
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.