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Rock Climbing Courses for Glasgow Climbing Centre Customers As the Technical Advisor to Glasgow Climbing Centre I provide NGB Courses, training and advice to Staff at the climbing Wall. Now we are teaming up to provide courses in the Central Belt of Scotland aiming at taking wall users out onto Real Rock to help them become outdoor climbers too. Venues near Glasgow and Edinburgh can be used to make the best of the weather. The list of courses here is not exhaustive. If there is something else you would like (e.g. Scrambling, a Cuillin Traverse, Winter Courses) contact me: alan@climbwhenyoureready.com One Day Outdoor Rock A single day course to introduce you to Real Rock. The course content will be tailored to your needs but can include placing gear and belay building, rigging bottom and top ropes, movement on real rock, guidebook interpretation and selection of equipment. These courses are aimed at those who want to take the first steps towards becoming and outdoor climber. Ratio: 1:2 Price: £160 Two Day Introduction to Lead Climbing A 2 day course to help move you towards getting on the sharp end. We will look at: gear placement and belay construction, guidebook interpretation, equipment selection, stance management, lead belaying, movement on rock, the mental side of leading andretreating from a route and retrieving stuck gear. These courses are aimed at making you a self sufficient outdoor climber. Ratio: 1:2 Price: £310 One Day Ropework Clinic A one day workshop style course to help you improve your ropework skills. topics that can be looked at include: stance management, placing better gear and building better belays, retreat from routes and double rope techniqe. These courses are aimed at improving the ropework of those who already have some exprience. Ratio: 1:4 Price: £160 Two Day Ropes and Rescue Course A two day course aimed at improving existing ropework skills and introducing ropework for solving problems such as: a stuck second or an injured or unconscious climber. We will look at building blocks such as: escaping the system, assisted and unassisted hoists and protecting accompanied retrievable abseils. Ratio: 1:4 Price: £310 Multi-Pitch days or weekends Looking to move from single to multi-pitch routes? Want to try something a little longer? Fancy a specific classic route (Agags Groove, Eagle ridge, Ardverikie Wall, Spartan Slab, The Cioch Nose, The Old Man of Stoer)? We can travel to any part of Scotland or the Lake District or pick a venue like Dunkeld or the Cobbler, accessible for a day trip from Glasgow. Wether you simply want to climb or are looking for a course to look at the additional skills for longer climbs. Ratio: 1:2 Price: £160 for one day, £310 for 2 days |
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