Who’s this course for?
For competent and confident top rope belayers wishing to progress their climbing to lead climbing and belaying indoors
Course Pre-requisites
You must have been top rope belaying for AT LEAST 6 months; regularly, recently, competently and confidently.
There are reasons for this stipulation – because there is so much more that you need to be aware of; hazards and belay skills, which are often not taught by your pals before they set off climbing whilst you lead belay for the first time!! (Common story!).
There is much more force involved in lead falls and more things that can go wrong.
You need to have instilled that muscle memory working with a belay device so that it is second nature, this can only be truly done safely with a fair amount of top rope practice and confidence boosting exercise prior to moving onto lead climbing and belaying.
Course Content
- A discussion on ropes and belay devices used and what is safe and appropriate for lead climbing
- The science of forces involved in leading
- All things Lead Climbing; clipping techniques, mistakes to watch out for
- All things Lead Belaying; stance and position, slack management, rope management and ‘flaking’, using various belay devices correctly, using an Ohm device
- Fall Practice
- Confidence building in a progressive format relevant to your needs
- Many other tips and tricks that I’ve picked up professionally and in my personal climbing.
Location
Haverfordwest Leisure Centre, and Overhang Climbing Centre in Carmarthen are my local walls, but I can travel to other walls upon request and availability.
Duration
3 x 2 hour sessions over 3 weeks.
Cost
£75 per person, plus climbing wall entry fees
Minimum of 3 group members for the course to ru
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