
Climbing Outside
Climbing outdoors is the goal of most climbers after having learnt to climb at an indoor wall. This course will give you the experience, knowledge and confidence to start climbing outside safely and competently.
We will help you understand the technical aspects involved in climbing outdoors - choosing your rack of equipment, setting up belays, belaying safely, placing gear safely, threading anchors and emergency procedures/retreating.
We will also help you to develop an understanding of the rock you are climbing and learn to read the routes. This is not only so you can anticipate holds, rest positions and gear placements, but to know how much friction the rock has and the objective dangers it presents.
We will always try to arrange the course to meet your aspirations and needs, but in general we will try to cover the following topics:
- Crag awareness, the environment and potential hazards.
- Essential rope work: Tying into the rope, belaying using various rope controllers
- Key equipment used when climbing outside - quickdraws, protection and how to arrange the gear on your harness so that you know where to find it when you need it.
- Top rope situations - belaying, belays and anchors.
- Different types of belays and belay management - neat and tidy is also safe.
- Advanced belay skills - where to stand, thinking ahead, when to give slack and when to minimise the amount of rope out.
- Using quickdraws and clipping safely, quickly and effectively.
- Protecting routes - bolts and natural protection. Learn how to choose the correct gear quickly and seat it securely.
- Finishing routes and getting back down - how to thread the belays safely and communicate with your partner effectively.
- Retreating off a route.
- Efficient movement on rock.
All these climbing skills can be taught in a variety of situations according to your ability and aspirations - single pitch, multi pitch, routes with bolt protection or routes that need traditional protection such as wires and cams.
The Climbing Outside course can run over a time scale of your choosing from one day to four days. We can run the course with a instructor/client ratio of between 1:1 to 1:4.
There is more detailed information on this course on the main Rock Climbing Company website
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Useful Information on our Courses
Type of Course |
Client ratio |
Cost per Group |
Cost of the Course per Person |
1 Day Course |
1:1 |
190 Euros |
190 Euros |
1:2 |
220 Euros |
110 Euros |
1:3 |
255 Euros |
85 Euros |
2 Day Course |
1:1 |
380 Euros |
380 Euros |
1:2
|
440 Euros
|
220 Euros
|
1:3
|
510 Euros
|
170 Euros |
3 Day Course |
1:1 |
570 Euros |
570 Euros |
1:2
|
660 Euros
|
330 Euros
|
1:3
|
765 Euros
|
255 Euros |
4 Day Course |
1:1 |
760 Euros |
760 Euros |
1:2
|
880 Euros
|
440 Euros
|
1:3
|
1020 Euros
|
340 Euros |


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