Outdoor Climbing Course

(Roped Climbing or Bouldering)

Full day £100 pp or half day £50 pp (2 to 6 people)

Do you want to see what it’s like to climb on Peak District Gritstone?

We can provide full or half days out in the beautiful Peak District, climbing on one of the many gritstone edges. We will meet in a cafe and decide the climbing venue depending on the weather and your exact requirements. We will then drive to one of the gritstone edges and walk up to the crag. You will be shown how to put on a harness and helmet and how to tie yourself to the ropes before learning some basic rock climbing techniques. If you would like a gritstone bouldering day/ half day, we will introduce you to the fundamental skills of moving on rock and how to position your bouldering pads.

Plastic to Rock (Roped Climbing or Bouldering)

Cost: Based on objectives for the day.

Have you been enjoying climbing indoors but now want to take your climbing outdoors? Whether it is bouldering or route climbing, we can help you to take those first initial steps into the outdoor environment. We will tailor this experience to suit your needs and ability.

Introduction to Lead Climbing (Traditional Climbing)

1:1 £200 1:2 £220

Spend a day on one of the beautiful Peak District gritstone edges working on your traditional climbing skills. The gritstone is the perfect place to learn as we can choose from a huge number of routes to suit every climber.

• How to use a climbing guide book to make informed route choices.

• Understand the UK traditional grading system.

• Learn and understand how to place traditional gear and build anchors.

• Learn to belay for a lead climber.

• Gain confidence in your ability to keep yourself and your partner safe.

Introduction to Lead Climbing (Sport Climbing)

1:1 £200 1:2 £220

Spend a day at one of the many limestone sport climbing venues in the White Peak or Yorkshire. Take the first steps into sport climb leading or brush up on your skills and improve your mindset.

• Learn how to use a guidebook and how to select an appropriate route.

• Learn safe belaying and lead climbing skills.

• Learn how to thread the top anchors and clean a route (remove quickdraws).

• Basic tactics of sport climbing for example how to use a clip stick

• Retreat from a climb and retrieve your quickdraws.

Climbing Coaching,

Improve your Climbing

2 hours 1:1 £80 1:2 £100

Full day 1:1 £200 1:2 £220

Do you want to gain an insight into what might be holding you back? We can hold the sessions in one of the Sheffield, Derby, Stoke, Stockport or Macclesfield climbing walls or outside on the rock. Whether you need to work on your mindset, fear of falling, techniques or want to break in to that next grade band, we can work with you to analyse your climbing and provide areas for development and improvement.

Want to take it further? Then perhaps a structured training plan is for you.

Climbing Coaching and Training Plans

90 mins 1:1 £100 (excluding climbing wall entry fee)

This session will be in one of our local climbing walls either in Sheffield, Derby, Macclesfield, Stoke or Stockport. We will analyse your climbing and discuss your strengths and weakness. We will review your goals and provide a basic structure for a 8- week training plan tailored to your individual requirements.

We also offer follow up sessions to check your progress and review the training plan at £50 for 60 mins.

For a more in-depth/advanced training plan talk to us about your needs and what is available.

Climbing Coaching (8 week block)

2 hours per week 1:1 £640 (excluding climbing wall entry fee)

2 hours per week 1:2 £800 (excluding climbing wall entry fee)

Weekly in person coaching sessions with one of our female coaches, at one of our local climbing walls either in Sheffield, Derby, Stoke, Macclesfield or Stockport. Ever wondered how much you might benefit from weekly coaching that helps you to plan and structure your training? Or do you feel you need more ideas for practicing and developing your movement skills? Whatever it is, our coaching service can help you to take your climbing to the next level by working closely with you over an 8 week period. Talk to us today about your next climbing goal!

Guided Climbing Days

1:1 £150 - £200 depending on requirements

Do you want to take the stress out of choosing where to climb? are you short of time and don’t want to waste your day looking for dry rock? We can provide a guided bouldering day in the Peak District or a Guided Roped Climbing Day.

We will help you choose a venue suitable for your requirements for the day, offer suggestions about dry/ sheltered venues or take you to the specific Routes or Problems that you wish to climb.

Our local knowledge can help you maximise your climbing time.

We can go further afield with travel expenses.

Introduction to Scrambling

1:1 £180 per day 1:2 £250 per day

A full day introducing you to basic scrambling techniques with and without a rope over grade 1-2 terrain based in the Peak District. This workshop will enable you to move safely and quickly over steep rocky terrain that you would typically encounter in the mountains of North Wales, the Lake District and Scotland.

Introduction to Multi-Pitch Climbing

1:2 £200 per day

Are you ready to take your climbing adventures to the next level? This one day introduction to multi-pitch climbing will teach you all the basic skills required to safely tackle a multi-pitch route with a partner. During the day we will cover the following skills:

• Use a guidebook to select and climb an appropriate route.

• Select appropriate anchors for building a belay.

• Tactics for multi-pitch climbing.

• Descending off a route using retrievable abseils.

• Simple self- rescue techniques.

Please Note: You must be able to competently lead climb at grade V. Difficult to book this workshop.

Bespoke Days:

Bespoke days matched to your requirements. Would you like a women only climbing days to increase your confidence in a supportive environment? Do you have a specific project you’d like to work on? Or do you just want a fresh pair of eyes to look at your climbing? Contact us to discuss what you would like.