Learning to Lead

A five day course designed to help you progress from competent second to the possibility (subject to ability) of you leading your own leader protected climb.  Our structured training programme will ensure that we approach each skill and technique progressively, with ample time built into the timetable to ensure that we consolidate newly aquired techniques and knowledge prior to moving onto new subject matter.  Key subjects covered during the course of the five days are:

• Belay Building
• Leader placed protection
• Use of ropes & rope management (twin and single)
• Carriage of equipment
• Mindset & Mental/Physical Preparation
• Movement Techniques
• Basic emergency procedures & anticipation of problems

The package will feature three days at single pitch venues and two days at multi-pitch crags so that by the end of the course you will have a firm foundation on which to take your personal climbing forward 

PHOTO | Rich & Alex putting their new found skills to good practise on Cyfrwy Arete | Cadair Idris