NICAS – the National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme was launched in 2008 aimed at young people who wish to learn to climb on indoor climbing structures and administered by the Association of British Climbing Walls. The minimum age is 7, but there is no upper limit and actually anyone can undertake the scheme. There are […]
Cardiff Uni Learn to Trad Lead Climb with Monsterclimbs
Ali and Tony met the 10 University students at Box Bay north of Cardiff for their first session of trad lead instruction. It was a perfect day, in that it had stopped raining, the sun had come out, the wind was blowing hard and the tide was coming in quicker than expected! The group was divided into […]
The Three Musketeers learn to trad lead climb
Ali met Mike, Chris and Paul for a 2 day trad lead course at Symonds Yat after several email communications. They had little experience and limited equipment having done a first steps course, then taught themselves to sport lead climb indoors with help from a female instructor who felt sorry for them – they are all […]
Part 10 – Learning to Sport Lead Climb: Belaying & Taking Lead Falls, The Lower Off
Taking a fall can be very intimidating, and it is best to practice on a steep, overhanging wall, when 5 or 6 clips up, where you can just fall into space. Often when a climber gets into difficulty, she either down climbs and sits on the rope, or asks for a tight rope, then drops off. […]
North Wales Training Weekend with Tracey & Neil
Tracey and Neil are an amazing couple. They have a son Jay, who is in the Sea Cadets, and they devote all their spare time, voluntarily, to train to become instructors for the Sea Cadets. They are incredibly good students, dedicated, attentive and practice until perfect. Their weekend in North Wales was planned as a […]