Movement Improvement

About the Movement Improvement course:

Whether you are relatively new to the sport or have been lead climbing for a while but feel stagnant at a grade and are struggling to progress to the next level, this Movement Improvement course will help you evaluate your rock climbing movement skills and identify what you may need to practice in order to succeed.

After a chat about your previous experience, where you are at and where you want to be, we will plan the day at a venue in South Devon that best suits your needs.

We may start with some bouldering and low-level traversing to warm up and have a think about what makes up fluid and energy-efficient movement. Then we might progress to top roping some routes on a rock terrain that best suits your development.

By breaking down what makes good movement into individual parts, we can work on them in isolation to promote better understanding and technique to move from one position to another without destabilising your equilibrium of strength and balance. With this in mind we will work the fundamentals identified and you will go away with lots to practice. Using our experience, we will aim to identify and enhance your strengths and work on your weaknesses whether they are to do with technique, tactics, physical strength or head game.

There may be a discount for booking two Climbing Workshops as a full 1 day course combination.

Objectives of the Movement Improvement course:

• Confidence and managing fear
• Learning and development zones
• Head – Hands – Hips – Heels
• Body positioning and balance
• Identify physical weaknesses and muscle groups to consider training
• Basic knots, belaying and rope work
• Self-evaluating your development for the future