Single Pitch Award - Training Course

This practical 2 day training course will cover new skills required to supervise novice groups on single pitch crags. In addition, personal climbing plays a big part of the course. A typical training course outline will look like this:

Itinerary

Day 1

We spend the day looking at your personal rock climbing skills with emphasis on your technical skills such as lead climbing and belay construction. Access and conservation issues will be part of the day. This day will also include a visit to a indoor wall to cover supervision skills in this popular environment.

Day 2

This day looks at group management skills, new techniques for looking after novices in rock climbing and abseiling activities with access and conservation issues. At the end of the course we conduct a review with a look at your personal action plan and logbooks.

Course Ratio

The ratio of instructors to participants on this course is 1:4.

Course Price

The cost of this course is £130 per person (Non Residential)

Dates:

  • 4th - 5th October 2010
  • 8th - 9th November 2010
  • 6th - 7th January 2011
  • 14th - 15th February 2011
  • 5th - 6th April 2011
  • 30th - 31st May 2011
  • 27th - 28th June 2011
  • 15th - 16th September 2011
  • 7th - 8th November 2011

Please contact us for more dates & availability

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