Crag skills workshop at Stanage..

I was out today at Stanage with Claire, Mick, Matt and Dave to look at skills for single pitch climbing.

This workshop was advertised on UKC with the intention of meeting varied aims and aspirations of existing climbers. Mick and Matt spend the day working on belays and gear placement as well as doing some leading up to VS.

Claire and Dave looked at belays, gear placement, as well as using double ropes. Dave has got his Single Pitch Award (SPA) Assessment coming up and also wanted somebody cast a critical eye over his performance! The day was a great success and I look forward to seeing everbody out on the crag at some point soon.

The climber who fell at Stanage yesterday was, I believe, ok despite some cuts and bruises and has been discharged from hospital. This is good news given a fall of approximately 7-8m.