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The Peak District has literially miles of fantastic gritstone edges making it an ideal rock climbers playground. With sound, rough rock renowned for it's friction, combined with varied climbing and a strong history the 'Peak' is rightly famous.

James Thacker Mountaineering's crag based rock climbing courses are all held in the Derbyshire Peak District. This area, with its internationally renowned gritstone edges, has a life-times worth of highly accessible rock climbing, all within a short distance of the road. As a result, this allows us to make the most of our time outdoors.

The varied nature of the gritstone edges makes the area ideal for an introduction to the exciting activity of rock climbing. Many people still start out 'on the grit' today and you might well find yourself climbing alongside other groups under instruction, while folk nearby are climbing one of the modern testpieces.

Introductory Rock:

An ideal starting point for those with little or no prior experience of rock climbing. Based on the highly accessible gritstone crags of the Peak District this course aims to get you climbing confidently while teaching the essential skills of rope work and belaying. In addition we would hope to take in some of the Peak District's many and varied routes to build fundamental climbing skills for the future. Based at some of the most famous venues in the country there is a good chance you could find yourself at Stanage Edge, Froggatt Edge and Burbage Edge amongst many others.

Learning Objectives: Use of ropes, knots, harnesses, tying in, building basic belays and top/bottom ropes, belaying, holding falls, lowering, route choice and guidebook use, communication, movement coaching and climbing.

Duration: 2 days Ratio: Minimum 1:2 Maximum 1:4 Location: Peak District Price: £150 per person

Dates for this course can be found on the Calendar page, or alternatively we can run the programme on your preferred dates on a private instructional basis. Please contact us.

"I just wanted to reiterate how much we enjoyed and learned last weekend. Pete's emailed me at 0830 this morning to find out when we going to the Peak again!" Morgan Hollis , Lead Climbing, Peak District

Just wanted to drop you a line, thanking you for a great day out. It was one of those days that I'll always remember. Boy, do my shoulders and stomach muscles ache today !! Peter Parsons , Private Guiding, Peak District

Download additional course information: Introductory Rock PDF, 23KB

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