BMC Trad Climbing Improvers
A one day workshop looking at improving your trad climbing skills for BMC club members.
This one day workshop that recaps good practice in placing gear, building belays and the different ways to equalise belays. You will then spend time looking at further skills like abseiling into crags and prussicing back up the abseil rope, protecting your second and retreating of a route.
The day will be spent at a crag developing these skills and then testing your rope systems.
As the day will be spent outside learning by doing, please make sure you have the equipment needed to spend 6 hours outside potentially in damp weather.
Course Format
Start 09:00 Grindleford
We start with a short chat to introduce the course and ourselves and also work out individuals knowledge before heading out. During the day we will cover:
- Equipment review – The tools you will need to take with you climbing
- Guidebooks, crag and route selections
- Understanding the climbing environment
- Gear placement and equalising techniques
- Good ropework
- Ascending and descending a fixed line
- Assisting and safeguarding your second
- Retreating off a route
- Review of day and ‘what next advice’
Close 17:00
Course Details
- Location: Peak District
- Cost: £60 per person
- Duration: 1 day
- Ratio: 1:5
- Level: Advanced
More Information
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Course Dates
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Meeting Point
The course will meet at The Sir William Hotel at 0900 in the village of Grindleford. The village has good bus and train links with Sheffield and good train links to Manchester.
The hotel has ample free parking.
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Equipment Required
A full kit list with recommendations as to what works best is contained in the Joining Instructions. These also contain a host of helpful tips and links to articles and videos to help you get the most out of the course.
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Eligibility
Candidates should have experience of leading traditional rock climbs and be a proficient second. There is no minimum required climbing grade.
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Accommodation Options
This Beyond the Edge course is non-residential to allow you to select between a thermarest or 5 star hotel as you require. There is lots of accommodation in the Hope Valley and we recommend The Sir William which offers BtE clients a discounted rate and most courses start from here.
Further details and other accommodation options are listed on our Accommodation page.
