2 Days
Intermediate/Advanced
Devon and/or Cornwall
Ratio: Up to 2 clients to 1 instructor:
1:1 £400
1:2 £220
About the Sea Cliff Climbing Course:
Sea cliff climbing, whilst it can be idyllic, also carries a different set of risks. This course will help you prepare and stay safe.
When it’s sunny and calm and you know what you’re doing, it’s like climbing in a dream. However when the sea is a raging tempest below you, and the tide is rising, the same climb can feel like a seriously foreboding place to hang-out.
Depending on your judgement, skills and planning, it can turn out to be the most exhilarating day out – or the one that ends your relationship!
This course looks at the judgements and skills necessary to pick the right adventure for your level of climbing. It focuses on how to access and navigate coastal crags safely, as well as deal with the associated risks of sea cliff climbing and problems should they arise.
The Sea Cliff Climbing course will take place in South Devon, North Devon, Cornwall or Dorset (we will discuss which venue will be best for you).
Objectives of the Sea Cliff Climbing course:
- Understand the key skills of an independent lead climbing partnership
- Communication
- Interpreting the guidebook, tides, bird nesting restriction
- Abseil access and rope management.
- Sea level traversing
- Climbing with half ropes
- Hanging belays and stance management
- Protecting the second on traverses.
- Building belays and fluency of rope work
- Belaying in guide mode
- Problem avoidance
- Rescue
Included in the Sea Cliff Climbing course:
- Highly experienced and MCI qualified rock climbing instructor.
- Use of all essential rock climbing equipment such as climbing harness, helmet, belay device, ropes.
- Unless otherwise stated, the Sea Cliff Climbing course will be run privately for you, meaning you benefit from a personalised activity, focusing on your individual interests, ability and goals.
All you will need to bring:
- Warm, comfortable clothing appropriate to the day. It is always worth packing waterproofs.
- Packed lunch and a drink
- Comfy trainers to climb in (or climbing shoes if you have some).
- A ‘Go for it’ mental attitude
- Your parent or legal guardian if you are a child
If you have your own personal climbing equipment, such as harness, helmet, belay device, screw gate karabiner etc. do please bring them along.
Previous experience for the Sea Cliff Climbing course:
To get the most out of the course, we recommend the Sea Cliff Climbing course for experienced climbers. You are likely to be able to climb independently outdoors, lead climbing grade Severe or above. This foundation, will put you in good stead for this Sea Cliff Climbing course.
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