Roped
Climbing Classes
Roped Climbing Beginners Course
If you have decided that climbing is for you then a beginners’ course is the perfect introduction. Our Roped Climbing Beginners course is for those wanting to learn how to safely use the auto belays, top-rope climb indoors and use the Ledge facility independently. The course assumes no previous climbing experience and will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to become a competent top-rope indoor climber and auto-belay user.
You’ll not only be learning a new skill, but you’ll also be gaining a whole new activity to enjoy whenever you like and a whole new community to be a part of. Whether you intend to use climbing as a workout, as an opportunity to meet new people, would like to take friends climbing or have ambitions to one day climb the world’s biggest walls but don’t know where to start – this is the course for you.
What you’ll learn:
– Fitting equipment
– Tying in with the rope
– Belaying
– Effective communication
– Auto-belay use
– Technique
– Climbing Wall Etiquette
– More…
Details:
– For availability, please check our calendar
– 2 x 3hr sessions over 2 consecutive weeks. You must be able to attend all parts
– Ages 14+. All U18s must have informed consent from a parent/guardian.
– Entry and all equipment included unless you’d prefer to use your own
– Maximum ratio 6:1. Minimum participants, 4.*
Costs: £70p/p
*Private courses can be arranged to fit with your schedule for £98p/p. Ratio 2:1. Please contact The Ledge now to discuss and arrange.
Top Rope and Auto-belay Climbing Refresher
For those who have climbed before but would like or need a skills refresh. Maybe you’ve climbed before but are feeling a bit rusty, maybe your skills could do with an update to indoor best practice or maybe you’ve just lost some confidence in what you’re doing – it’s not unusual! This fully supervised session will get you safely up to speed, giving you the competence and confidence to feel happy visiting the wall independently again.
Whether you’re an experienced climber who’s had a break or is looking to update or a recently signed-off top rope climber looking for a little extra guidance, this course looks at your existing skill-set and will bring it up to modern best practice.
What we might cover (dependant on group needs):
– Fitting equipment
– Tying in with the rope
– Belaying
– Auto-belay use
– Situational awareness
– Climbing Wall Etiquette
– More…
Let us help bring back the joy of climbing.
Details:
– For availability, please check our calendar
– 1 x 1hr session
– Ages 14+. All U18s must have informed consent from a parent/guardian.
– Entry and all equipment included unless you’d prefer to use your own
– Maximum ratio 6:1. Minimum participants, 2.
Costs: £25 p/p
If you’ve not climbed on ropes before you’ll need to take our Roped Climbing Beginners course.
Lead Climbing and Auto-belay Refresher
For those who have lead-climbed before but need a skills refresh. Maybe you’ve led before but are feeling a bit rusty, maybe your skills could do with an update to indoor best practice or maybe you’ve just lost some confidence in what you’re doing – it’s not unusual! This fully supervised session will get you safely up to speed, giving you the competence and confidence to feel happy lead-climbing at the wall independently again.
Whether you’re an experienced lead climber who’s had a break or is looking to update or a recently signed-off lead climber looking for a little extra guidance, this course looks at your existing leading skill-set and will coach modern best practice.
What we might cover (dependent on group needs):
– Clipping positions and technique
– Active belaying and giving soft catches.
– Falling technique
– Situational awareness
– Use of modern equipment such as ABDs or OHM.
– Auto-belay use
– Climbing Wall Etiquette
– More….
Details:
– For availability, please check our calendar
– 1 x 1.5hr session
– Ages 14+. All U18s must have informed consent from a parent/guardian.
– Entry and all equipment included unless you’d prefer to use your own
– Maximum ratio 6:1. Minimum participants, 2.
Costs: £35 p/p
If you’ve not lead climbed before you’ll need to take our Learn to Lead Course.
*Should further instruction be deemed necessary for lead climb sign-off following the completion of this course, your instructor will advise on best next steps.
Learn to Lead Climb
You may be an experienced top-rope climber and belayer looking for the next challenge in climbing or an indoor climber with ambitions to take your climbing outside one day – learning to lead indoor is a natural next step in your progression. Our expert and highly qualified instructors will introduce you to lead climbing gently and progressively, giving you all the skills and techniques necessary to safeguard yourself and your partner as you venture into new terrain.
Considered by many as a more exciting and more mentally and physically demanding way of climbing, lead climbing can be immensely satisfying both for climber and belayer. It is also vitally important to get all aspects of the practice right to maximise safety. This is where we come in.
Over 2 x 2hr sessions our instructors will give every aspiring leader the best possible grounding for their practice and have you leading safely in no time. Gold standard is the only standard at The Ledge.
What you’ll learn:
– Equipment required and usage
– How to clip the quickdraws (the clips on the wall).
– Clipping positions, technique, common errors and fixes
– Foot position around rope
– Active belaying and giving soft-catches
– Safe falling technique
– Situational awareness, route reading and optimal positioning
– Use of modern equipment such as assisted braking devices and OHMs.
– More….
Details:
– For availability, please check our calendar
– 2 x 2hr sessions over two consecutive weeks. You must be able to attend all parts.
– Ages 14+. Ages 14-17yrs must have informed consent by parent/guardian.
– Entry and all equipment included unless you’d prefer to use your own
– Maximum ratio 4:1. Minimum participants, 2.
Costs: £75 p/p. Discount for monthly and annual members.
Following the completion of the course, an additional hour can be arranged for those not quite there at a cost of £35. Your instructor will discuss this with you as necessary.
*Private learn to lead courses can be arranged to fit with your schedule – minimum 2 people. Please contact us now to check availability and arrange.
COMING VERY SOON Parent/Guardian Belaying Course
Has your child caught the climbing bug? If you would like to be able to bring your child or a child in your care climbing at the ledge independently, this course is for you. Learn the skills and checks necessary to ensure your child’s safety whilst climbing and once signed-off you can enjoy quality active family time together and give them a good low-impact workout for the price of a child entry.
For up to two parent/guardian/s+child, our highly qualified staff will give you the knowledge and skill to safely look after your own child on the larger roped walls at the Ledge, unsupervised.
What you’ll learn:
– Fitting equipment
– Tying your child in to the rope
– Belaying (how you secure your child as they go up and come down the wall)
– Effective communication
– Auto-belay use
– Climbing Wall Etiquette
– More…
Details:
– Available upon request – please contact our staff to check availability.
– 2 x 1hr sessions within a period of 7 days (on 2 separate days)
– Ages 5-14yrs plus Parent/Guardian (18yrs+)
– Entry and equipment included for participants unless you’d prefer to use your own
– Maximum ratio 2:1 parent:instructor + child
Costs: 1:1 parent:instructor + child £50, 2:1 parents:instructor + child £60
*Parents may be required to pass the standard roped climbing skills demonstration the next time they visit the wall and before they can take their child climbing independently. An additional instructed session can be arranged as necessary.