We’ll begin the day at 8am with a coffee and a chance to get to know each other. This is the perfect time to chat through the day ahead—looking at the weather forecast, guidebooks, and how we plan our approach to a crag. You’ll get an insight into how climbers plan safe and enjoyable days out.

Once we arrive at the crag, we’ll take a look at what I typically bring with me when climbing—covering all the essential gear and the emergency kit that we hope we’ll never need. This helps you understand what’s important when heading outdoors.

Then it’s time to get climbing. I’ll demonstrate a range of key movement skills—like jamming, bridging, and using your feet effectively on rock. These are techniques that are hard to practise indoors, but essential for confident outdoor climbing. You’ll then get on the rope to try these out for yourself and begin to get a feel for the rock.

We’ll also cover how to safely belay a partner, and introduce the basics of removing and placing traditional gear. We’ll use crags with short walk-ins so we can spend as much time as possible learning and climbing.

The focus of this course is to give you a solid grounding in climbing outdoors. Whether you're totally new or making the leap from indoor walls, the aim is to build your confidence and skills in a supportive, practical setting.

Anyone. If you have a desire to start your climbing journey this is the course for you. Some indoor climbing experience would be great but it’s not a requirement!

We run this course throughout the year.

A day of instruction will typically last from 8 in the morning until 4/5 in the afternoon.

For 1:1 Instruction we charge £250, For 1:2 Instruction we charge £300.

• Guiding and Instruction

• Use of helmets, harnesses and other technical kit
  Not included:

• Climbing Shoes

• Transport to and from the crag (exceptions can be made, let us know in the booking form)

• Food and drink for the day