Rock and Moor - Guided Climbing

1 Day

Beginner / Intermediate

South Devon (and the Westcountry)

Ratio: Up to 2 clients to 1 instructor.

Price from (depends on location):

1:1 £200
1:2 £110

About the guided climbing day:

Let’s go Climbing!

Perhaps you’re in Devon on holiday and you want to experience some of the classic climbs the county has to offer. Or maybe you’ve been climbing indoors for some time and want to get a feeling for real rock and the pathway to transferring your climbing gym skills to roped climbing on single pitch routes outside. We can help with that on this guided climbing day!

There are many awesome single pitch trad climbs of varying difficulties amongst the crags from Dartmoor to the coast that are a great introduction to real rock climbing in context with traditional climbing ethics. There are also plenty of intermediate to hard sport climbing to come and cut your teeth on and we would be delighted guide you, show you about and help you get out climbing! Equally, if you’d like to climb in Cornwall, Dorset or other locations in the Westcountry, we would be happy to guide you.

After a chat about your previous experience, and wishes, we will plan the day accordingly.
During the day we will practice the skills required in the context of the climbs we do; however the emphasis is to get you out and having a great time on the rock.

Objectives of the guided climbing day:

  • Enjoy a great day out rock climbing!
  • Basic knots
  • Belaying
  • Climbing within your comfort zone
  • Choosing climbs from the guidebook
  • Climbing technique
  • Reading the rock
  • Seconding and taking protection out

Included:

  • Highly qualified and experienced rock climbing instructor
  • Use of all essential rock climbing equipment such as climbing harness, helmet, belay device, ropes.
  • Unless otherwise stated, the guided climbing day 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

Previous experience:

You may have some previous experience rock climbing indoors and/or outdoors, but would like to get out rock climbing in beautiful Devon or the Westcountry with a guide to lead the way.

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Testimonial:

“Absolute 10/10 experience. I booked a surprise climbing instruction day with Mike for my partner’s birthday (we do indoor bouldering and this was our first go at outdoor climbing).
Mike was so patient, easy going and attentive, giving us a ropes 101 then getting into the climbs. He has an easy instructional touch and great intuition, giving tips where they’re needed but equally leaving us to it to problem solve where we were comfortable doing that.
Mike was super generous with his time. We got in loads of climbing and he helped us progress to some trickier climbs that I wouldn’t have thought we were up to! It seems he can just scale the day to work to any ability level.
Helen was great to deal with throughout the booking process – responsive and engaged to make sure we were all set for an epic day out.
Can’t recommend this enough and we’ll absolutely be back for follow up days out! Thanks Mike and Helen, you’ve both been lovely to deal with.”

“This is my third time going out with Mike in the last 3 months and he’s helped me go from someone who had never rock climbed before to seconding HVS 5a. I have felt a real sense of accomplishment at the end of each session. There are always plenty of tips and advice to go away with and practice between days out, which means the learning doesn’t stop when the ropes are in the van at the end of the day. Looking forward to my next trip out already.
It was great to get onto some tougher climbs and really push myself. Through conversations throughout the day Mike adapted instruction style and goals to help me get the most out of the day. Always felt safe and encouraged to keep going. Mike was very adaptable to my learning needs throughout the day”.

“Definitely the right choice!
I booked a climbing day with Mike as a surprise for my husband’s birthday.
Communication with Rock and Moor was fantastic, always quick to respond and I instantly felt confident in my choice of guide. He tailored the day to suit our amateur ability whilst also enabling us to feel safe to push ourselves, packing in plenty of climbing, leaving us with a feeling of achievement and happy exhaustion by the end of it.
A real personal touch was the birthday cake that emerged from Mike’s backpack during a break- such a nice touch!
We would definitely recommend and look forward to booking more adventures with Rock and Moor in the future.”