RESIN TO ROCK CLIMBING

2 DAYS| RATIO 1:4 | FROM £280


Course Overview

Climbing has become immensely popular over the last decade and with an indoor climbing wall now in most cities people have fallen in love with the sport. It can be incredibly addictive and a great way to keep fit both physically and mentally and is great fun. As we know climbing is not just limited to the indoors, here in the UK we have some of the best rock climbing crags right on our doorstep.

Our RESIN TO ROCK course is aimed at the indoor climber who wants to take their climbing outdoors.

IS IT FOR ME?

Our RESIN TO ROCK course is aimed at the indoor wall climber who would love to move their climbing skills outdoors. This course will focus on giving you the confidence and technical skills to climb outdoors safely and start you off on your outdoor climbing journey. The course focuses on safe rope techniques and how to belay each other while climbing on a top rope outdoors . The course will look at movement skills, equipment choice and suitable venues to allow you to develop your confidence on the rock and give you the skills to keep yourself and your climbing partner safe.

If you are looking to move your indoor climbing outdoors then this is the perfect course for you.

PRE-REQUISITES

This course is aimed at indoor wall climbers or boulderers so some previous climbing experience would be useful. If you are totally new to climbing then please look at our DISCOVER ROCK CLIMBING course.

CONTENT

We will meet on the first morning and come up with a plan for the days ahead that will fit in with everyone’s aims and aspirations and then head out to the crag for a days climbing

We will typically cover:

Planning your day taking into account the weather

Guidebooks, grades and route selection

Climbing equipment selection and it’s safe use.

Safe and efficient belaying techniques

Belay building

Personal movement skills

Crag etiquette

Simple problem solving

Abseiling techniques

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?

A climbing harness and a climbing helmet would be useful if you have one, if not we are very happy to loan them out free of charge.

In addition you will need equipment to allow you to enjoy a day outdoors.

If you have any climbing equipment of your own please feel free to bring it along.

We will provide all the ropes and technical equipment for the course.

WE WILL SEND OUT A COMPREHENSIVE KIT LIST UPON BOOKING.

Summit Mountain Skills 2022