One of the things that I find so enjoyable leading the Climbing Wall Award is meeting enthusiastic and diverse candidates. Their ages ranged from 17 to almost 40, and their experience from very little indoor climbing to worldwide multipitch. The candidates: Ollie, Karen, Jo, Martin, Elliott, Nick, Gary, Max, Dave and Dan approached the course […]
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. […]
Monsterclimbs’ Ali Taylor now provider of CWA
Guy Jarvis of Undercover Rock, Bristol approached Ali in June of 2011 to become a provider of the Climbing Wall Award as one of his providers had left the area. At the same time Craig Armitiger, head of Gilwern Outdoor Education Centre in South Wales expressed an interest in providing this course at his centre. […]