Indoor to Outdoor Climbing - 5 Day
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 5 Days
  • 4 People to 1 instructor

Indoor to Outdoor Climbing - 5 Day

  • Climb
  • Beginner
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Overview

Wondering how to transition to outdoor climbing? We’ll cover the foundations before moving on to everything from using bouldering mats and guidebooks to placing gear and building belays. You should finish the course with a good idea of where you can climb outside, how to set up top ropes, go sport climbing, and follow someone up a multipitch route. A midweek ratio change lets us tailor our coaching and take on more challenging routes, all pitched to the individual. You may even meet some new outdoor climbing partners!

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The Objectives

This course is for indoor climbers looking for a taste of climbing outside, with an eye to being able to independently set up top and bottom ropes, go sport climbing, and follow (second) a multipitch route. You may also have done some outdoor climbing before or attended one of our Start Climbing courses. Don’t worry about being able to climb a specific grade, just come with a willingness to get stuck in!

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

Every course is unique as we tailor each one to the team and the weather, but this should give a flavour of what you might get up to…

Monday

Informal welcome chat with our staff and your course members
Head to stores to get kitted out
Try bouldering on real rock
Rock-specific movement coaching – e.g. trusting friction and learning to hand jam
Get some mileage climbing on rock and build confidence
Return to PYB for tea and cake!

Tuesday

Travel to a different crag and rock type and spend the day climbing
Learn to place trad gear (nuts, hexes, slings) to build top & bottom ropes
Climb on the ropes you’ve set up
Consolidate movement and ropework skills
Try abseiling
Return to PYB for more tea and cake!

Wednesday

Ratio drops to one instructor per two course members for the remainder of the week
Go sport climbing for the day
Use sport climbing-specific kit
Learn the basics of how to lead a sport climb and thread the anchors
Lead a sport climb as appropriate (commonly done with an extra safety rope)
Return to PYB for more tea and cake!

Thursday

Introduction to multipitch climbing (long routes) often on a mountain crag with beautiful views
Learn how to tie into anchors and use clove hitches
Find out what it means to be a competent second; climbing calls, removing gear, organising stances
Abseil to descend the crag
Return to PYB for more tea and cake!

Friday

A further day of multi-pitch climbing, consolidating skills, and developing confidence specific to each team.
Return to PYB for, you guessed it, more tea and cake, and a fond farewell.

Experience Required

You should have some indoor climbing experience, and be able to fit a harness, tie in, and belay. If you're unsure about ability level, don't let that put you off, pop us an email and we can chat it through with you.

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