You can develop your skills by choosing from the rock climbing courses listed below.
Rock climbing is my absolute passion
It demands attention to body and mind: precise movement, mental control, awareness.
If you're climbing well this is effortless, is known as 'flow'; and is worth cultivating.
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Indoor climbing walls are a useful way to train strength and learn technique.
Use this half-day course to focus on the aspects of rock climbing that you want to improve.
You can do anything from learning how to lead-climb to discussing how to focus your training intelligently.
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Experience required:
Any level from complete newbie to 'I want to climb 7a!'
Maximum group size:
Six
Places to go climbing indoors:
We can use your local climbing wall or get in touch for advice on climbing walls near you.
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Rock climbing outside is a vastly different experience from climbing inside. It demands subtle additional skills to read the rock and learn how to move on it.
Use this two-day course to practice climbing on real rock, to learn the wierd and wonderful techniques that you will never encounter at an indoor wall; and to make a start on the solid set of technical skills that you need to climb outside safely.
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Experience required:
You will get more from the course if you are already famliar with belaying, tying on to a rope, and you have your own rock-shoes.
Maximum group size:
Six
For more on where — and how — to go rock climbing outdoors, see:
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Sport climbing is a simple way to focus on pure climbing movement.
This two-day course will teach you how to get the most from sport climbing, and open up all kinds of possibilities for sport climbing holidays in the sun!
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Photo Galleries of sport climbing:
San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
Experience required:
For sport climbing in the UK it helps if you are able to climb 6a indoors, and there is masses to do from 6b upwards.
Maximum group size:
Three
For where to go sport-climbing outdoors, see:
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Trad climbing requires many skills, including placing trad gear well, and the learned courage to keep mental calm and fluid movement even when you are fearful.
Two-day courses can either be an introduction if you've never lead trad routes before; or if you're already a trad-climber you can use the days to improve confidence, safety, and your lead grade!
Five-day courses give time to get started on trad-climbing and then go on to gain confidence on some more challenging routes.
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Photo Galleries of trad climbing days:
Trad Climbing Courses, Peaks 2011
Stanage, Peak District
Experience required:
Two-day course — already familiar with top-roping outside.
Five-day course — comfortable with leading and belaying a leader indoors.
Maximum group size:
Two
For more on where — and how — to go trad climbing outdoors, see:
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Multi-pitch climbing is the start of adventure climbing and the door to many of the UK's classic routes.
To be a competent multi-pitch climber is to be a fully-fledged climber with the freedom to go anywhere.
Two-day courses are for those who have already been leading or seconding routes
Five-day courses give enough time to get started on trad-climbing and then go on to multi-pitching as you gain in confidence.
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Photo Galleries of multi-pitch climbing days:
The Spook (E1 5b) and Ledgend (HS 4b), Guillemot Ledge
Moonraker (HVS 5a), Berry Head
Grooved Arete (HVDiff), Tryfan
Experience required:
Two-day course — already familiar with leading or seconding rock-climbs outside.
Five-day course — comfortable with leading and belaying a leader indoors, and experience of top-roping outside.
Maximum group size:
Two
For more on where — and how — to go multi-pitch climbing outdoors:
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If you're going to climb in remote places then you need to know what to do when it all goes wrong.
Perhaps a storm comes in unexpectedly or one of the party gets injured.
A one-day course will give time to go through basic self-rescue techniques. Depending on the area it may be possible to do this at a local climbing wall.
Examples of questions which can be answered on this course:
Experience required:
Comfortable with leading and belaying a leader indoors.
Maximum group size:
Two
Places to learn self-rescue:
Any rock climbing area, or we may be able to use your local climbing wall.
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Alice Turner Climbing Courses is part of Foundation Expedition Leadership, a Community Interest Company.
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