| The General rock climbing course. Beginners to advanced levels
A widely based course for either beginner or those with more experience.
We have found, through our vast experience of running courses, that offering this widely based course fulfils the requirements of most of our students.
Due to simple good safety practice we always begin each course with basic rope and belay techniques. We also do the same when we approach the practical rock session on the first day. We have to find out what our students' abilities on rock are. From that position we can make an assessment on the standard of climbing which would be best suited to their present abilities.
We have students who say they have a lot of experience and yet we find them lacking in many safety areas or even in the skills of basic climbing. We also have those who attend as complete beginners but who have a natural ability on rock and have a quick grasp of rope and belay techniques. In either case we need to adjust each course with regards to giving them the maximum learning experience coupled with some great and worthwhile climbs. It would be unwise putting a student on a route much too hard for them as it would be equally pointless putting a more able student on a route which is far too easy. |
