Introduction to Climbing

Beginners

I run evening indoor beginner sessions at The Big Depot (formerly The Leeds Wall) in Leeds or Energise in York.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT DATES GIVEN ARE FOR AUTUMN 2021 and WINTER 2022! Given repetitive lockdowns and sliding tiers, it really isn't feasible to run courses in winter 2021.

The instructor:client ratio is 1:6 with a minimum of 2 clients to ensure that everyone gets the most benefit from the course.  

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I run two intensive courses with three successive evening sessions on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and two less intensive courses over 3 weeks with one evening per week either on a Tuesday or a Thursday. 

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Beginners courses cost:

£95 if booking one person for the three sessions.

£86 per person if booking for 2-3 people for the three sessions

£82 per person if booking for 4-6 people for the three sessions

This includes entrance to the climbing centre and kit hire.

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This is an adult course and under 18s (over 16s) can come so long as the parent / guardian is present (even if not on the course).

By the end of the course, you will be able to go to any climbing wall in the UK with a friend or family member and go climbing with them unsupervised*

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These indoor beginner courses run over three evenings (weekly or over three successive evenings).

We cover: 

• Equipment (which can be hired from the centres) and how to put it on

• How to tie in with a recognised knot

• How to belay (protect your partner)

• How to use an autobelay

• How to use a bouldering room/centre

• We will not cover lead climbing

*You will still need to pass a brief test when you go to a new climbing wall to register as an unsupervised climber and this usually takes 5 minutes and is anything from answering a few questions to demonstrating you can tie in and belay (everyone needs to do this - including me!). It is just part of the Center's admissions policy to check you can do it!