Personal, Training and development, Mountain Training Rock Skills - Intermediate

At Gateway Adventure we are passionate about the great outdoors and enthusiastically strive to convey this ethos to our clients. As well as the physical and mental health benefits and stimulus that adventurous activities provide, they also allow individuals to develop confidence, useful life skills and an appetite for challenge.

Gateway Adventure can deliver a wide variety of activities, whether they are land or water based. These can range from walking to climbing, kayaking to raft building or archery to bushcraft as well as many other associated outdoor skills. Whatever activity you choose to take part in you’ll have chance to develop your personal skills and gain confidence in your abilities enabling you to venture out with friends or family.







Mountain Training Rock Skills – Intermediate

This Training Rock Skills – Intermediate course is aimed at individuals who wish to learn how to become a safe belayer, how to second routes competently and how to belay a lead climber. You will develop your climbing movement skills and learn how to place protection and construct belays.

Depending on an individual's skill level, participants will have the opportunity to try their hands at top-roping, abseiling, and bouldering too. Our aim is for all of our participants to get the most of their course whilst providing the information needed to develop the passion and confidence to undertake a new hobby. So why don’t you come and join us!

During your course our highly knowledgeable instructors will tailor their delivery to individual requirements and will be on hand to offer advice on how you, your friends or your family can enjoy visiting some of those great British climbing venues the UK has to offer and ultimately pick up some of those essential climbing skills along the way.

The syllabus is laid down by Mountain Training and will cover the following topics:
• Background and Planning
• Climbing Skills
• Footwear & Equipment
• Technical Skills
• Environmental Knowledge
• Hazards & Emergency Procedures

On completion of this Mountain Training Rock Skills – Intermediate Course, participants should be able to leave the course having covered most of the syllabus within a safe and enjoyable environment. Have climbed outside for a majority of the course on an appropriate crag and should also be in a strong position to second a lead climber on natural rock and participate safely in a climbing session.

Progression from this course could involve gaining further climbing experience with friends or through a climbing club and can progress onto either of the Mountain Training Rock Skills – Learn to Lead Trad or Sport courses.


Accommodation

Although our courses are advertised as non-residential, we have found that some people travel some distance to attend our courses. At Gateway Adventure, we try to accommodate as many people as we can and are aware that individual lifestyles and circumstances can vary a great deal. Therefore, we offer accommodation to all attendees. Thus, giving individuals the opportunity of accommodation the night before, during and even after their course. All you need to do is let us know at the booking stage and we will add the relevant accommodation fees onto your course fee.

Please see below the list of current Course Dates and venues:



If you find that the above advertised dates and locations aren't convenient for you. Or, if you have a specific date or venue in mind, please do not hesitate to contact us. Gateway Adventure would be happy to discuss your requirements.


Participant Registration

Participants must be at least 12 years old and have an interest in improving their personal outdoor Rock Climbing experience. Participants must have completed the Rock Skills Introduction course or have logged a minimum of 10 routes on walls or outdoor crags and have also logged 10 belays of a fellow climber.


Minimum Course Duration

Participants must have a minimum of 16 hours of course contact time which can be delivered in a 2-day programme which includes a minimum of 5 hours contact time on an accessible crag.


Course Size

Minimum number of participants = 1
Maximum number of participants = 4


Staffing Ratio

Maximum staffing ratio is 1 instructor to 8 participants


Cost

Non-Residential = £180.00


We look forward to hearing from you…