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Rock

 rock climbing Courses 

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Our rock courses cater to those who are keen to try a taster and see whether rock climbing is the sport for them through to more advanced courses, delivering the skills for independent, safe climbing, on single or multi pitch climbs. Our rock courses are all run in the Lake District, although multi day trips are available nation wide. 

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Intro to Rock  

This is an ideal course for those looking to start rock climbing or make the transition from indoors to outdoors. We cover the following.

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- Introduction to equipment 

- Simple knots 

- Belaying 

- Use of Guidebooks, topos and grades

- Climbing area safety 

This course is designed for those moving up into technical climbing and covers pitched climbing placement of protection and multi pitch climbing. We cover the following. 

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- Gear placement

- Building anchors 

- Retreat/abseiling 

- Problem solving 

- technique 

Guided Rock days 

We offer guided days which can be used to get a taste of rock climbing or to climb some of those out of reach ticks. Take your pick:

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Sea cliff climbing and stacks 

Mountain crags 

Gritstone edges 

Lakeland Valley crags 

Just a fun day exploring 

Learn to Lead 

Course Details 

Dates: 

All of our rock climbing courses are tailor-made and run from 1 day to 5 days. Let us know what dates suit you best.  Our rock climbing season runs from the 1st of April through to the 1st of November. 

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Fitness: 

All mountain courses require a good level of fitness for our rock climbing days. 

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Equipment: 

We email out a specific kit list for the course upon receipt of a booking form. All hardware and ropes are provided. Helmets and harnesses can be hired at £5 per item per day. All personal clothing and footwear is the responsibility of the client; advice is a phone or email away and we are always happy to make suggestions. 

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Pricing: As courses are tailor-made just hit "join us" under the course that interests you and make an enquiry to find out more. Our rate for rock climbing is £210 per day with £20 per head on top up to a maximum of 2 clients to one instructor. With our first taste rock course we can have a maximum of 8 clients to one instructor. We offer a reduced rate for NHS workers, Armed Forces personnel and students.