Learn to Climb!
Do you have little to no experience of climbing but would like to learn? Then this is the course for you!
The 'Adult Introduction Course' will teach you all the basics of indoor climbing. You will learn about the equipment used in indoor climbing, how to belay (hold the rope for your climber), tie the basic knots, basic rope technique and obviously how to climb.
Don't worry about age or level of fitness, the brilliance of climbing is that you only climb as hard as you want to!
This course, upon completion should enable you to climb at the centre safely and unsupervised.
The course comprises of 2 x 3 hour sessions that are generally booked 1 week apart or, whenever suitable. The course also includes;
• The cost of equipment hire for the course (helmet, harness & shoes)
• Lifetime membership to the centre
• One weeks free entry to the centre from the day the course is completed
Once a member you can sign up to 2 guests in with you per day. So you can show off to friends and family.
The courses run every Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs evening 18:30pm until 21:30pm and Sundays 11:00am until 14:00pm and 14:30pm until 17:30pm. If these times are not suitable please contact the centre with plenty of notice and we can try to accommodate you.
All you need to do is turn up in loose fitting comfortable clothes, with long hair tied back and no jewellery on hands or wrists.
Part 2 of the course can be booked either over the phone or by emailing the centre once you have booked the course.
Price: £75.00 (£65.00 Internet Price) per person Maximum of 4 people per course.
What do I do after I have completed the course?
Once you have completed the course, the sky is the limit! Many people use the centre as a gym to keep up their fitness. During the course you will be introduced to the grading systems used in indoor climbing centres. The objective for many is to increase or maintain the grade that they are climbing at. The only way to do this is through hard work and training.
There are 3 different types of indoor climbing, Bottom Rope and Bouldering is what you will be taught during the course. Once you are competently Bottom Rope climbing at a grade 5+ or above, look into attending our Lead Lesson Course, this will enable you to make better use of our facilities.
There are a number of ways to meet climbing partners;
• Keep in touch with the people you met during your course, they will probably be in exactly the same situation as yourself and they are also starting out at the same level as you which makes it a little less intimidating.
• Come along to Members Night, be in the cafe at 8pm on a Tuesday or Thursday night and the instructor will partner you up with someone.
• Get bouldering! You can boulder on your own, get chatting to other boulderers. Alot of the time they are bouldering for the same reason as yourself.
A lot of our members also use the facility to stay fit for outdoor climbing. Again there are a number of different types of outdoor climbing. During the warmer months we organise outdoor climbing sessions (more commonly known as Crag Sessions). Any level of climber can attend these. For more information go to 'Coaching and Courses' and look up 'Crag Sessions'.
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