Rock and Moor - Learning the Ropes Top Rope Set Up 2 Days Course

2 Days

Intermediate

South Devon

Ratio: Up to 6 clients to 1 instructor:

1:1 £400
1:2 £220
1:4 £110
1:6 £75

About the Learning the Ropes 2 day course:

This is an in depth course on ropework and rigging, teaching you how to set up your own top ropes and be able to abseil safely with your climbing partner, family or group of friends when climbing on single pitch crags. With two days to focus on your learning, we look at top rope belaying and building belays with placed protection.

This would also be a good preparation course for those working towards Rock Climbing Instructors training.

We are always happy to discuss what you feel you wish to learn and focus the course on your needs regarding top rope set ups. The venue will be at one of the excellent crags in South Devon.

Objectives of the top rope set up course:

  • Equipment requirements
  • Navigating the crag and selecting a suitable climb with a guidebook
  • Selecting and rigging anchors for bottom and top rope set ups
  • Natural anchors, placed protection, in-situ gear
  • Top rope belaying
  • Knot craft and rigging made easy
  • Placing and rating protection
  • Equalising sling belays
  • Climbing ethics, etiquette and environmental impact
  • Assessing risk
  • Rigging and safeguarding an abseil
  • Self-protection while rigging and abseiling
  • Evaluating your ability and development
  • Problem avoidance

Included:

  • Highly qualified and experienced rock climbing instructor
  • Use of all essential rock climbing equipment such as climbing harness, helmet, belay device, ropes

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

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:

Being able to tie in, belay and climb with some confidence will put you in good stead for getting the most from this course. You might be an experienced indoor climber with some outdoor top roping and seconding trad climbs under your belt, but are perhaps not quite ready to start lead climbing yet.