Climbing as we have already established is about reading the route and the holds you are going to use. If you overreach, you are less likely to be ale to use the hold, but if you work your feet up and adjust your hands on the holds you will be able to move up the […]
Art Attack – a novice climber faces his fears
I first met Art at Symonds Yat on 8th June. I was guiding a young woman who was learning to trad lead climb. Art was watching my every move. He’d been climbing before with some army friends and hadn’t enjoyed the experience at all. I promised him if he ever booked with Monsterclimbs that I […]
Part 4 – Footwork & Weight Transference
Most new climbers have the misconception that climbing is about pulling yourself up the wall using mainly your arms, which is why they often get tired quickly and have poor technique. Where and how you place your feet is far more important than your hands. The muscles of the legs are much stronger, and it […]
Helvellyn Scramble
A day on Helvellyn with two aspiring scramblers began at the base of Mires Beck, next to Glenridding campsite . It was a steep but beautiful ascent, with clear visibilty and amazing views. The aim of the day was to give Gemma and Ross confidence to become independant and more adventurous scramblers. Striding Edge came into […]
Part 3 – Top Rope Belaying
Climbing Indoors – Communication. Top rope belaying – taking in and lowering It is good to get in the habit of good communication indoors, especially when top roping as it becomes an essential part of climbing outside, as we shall look at later in the series. At the start of the climb, when the belayer […]