July has been a busy month for Monsterclimbs with new Site Specific Training Courses running at Reading Blue Coat School and Alderley Edge School for Girls. Eleven members of teaching staff were trained to use their brand new Climbing Solutions Walls, from belaying to lowering techniques, group management and safety to climbing technique and coaching. […]
Wye Trad Lead Climbing with Christine & David
It’s a great compliment when you acquire custom through recommendations, so I was especially pleased when I got an enquiry from Christine Sluman via a colleague Dave Penrose wanting to book a trad lead course. The weather had been wintry and cold for a few days, but the weekend of 19/20 February was set to […]
Sport Lead climber Emily goes trad
A telephone enquiry led to an afternoon in the quiet company of Emily Overington and her dad Tom. A regular indoor sport lead climber, Emily, 14, already had good climbing technique and belaying experience – she was part of a youth climbing squad and competed in competitions but Ali was surprised she hadn’t been coached […]
Trad Lead climbing aficionados
Symonds Yat is a great venue for learning to trad lead climb especially if the forecast is dodgy as the crag stays dry even during a downpour. Martin & Russell have become friends through climbing, Martin had previous experience and training whilst Russell was new to trad but had sport leading experience. As Russell was […]
Trad Lead Refresher Canadian Style
A perfect day at Symonds Yat – warm, dry and sheltered from the wind – for a trad lead climbing refresher with Canadian Glen Brook. He confessed to having no trad lead climbing experience when we met, but had led climbed indoors. Fortunately it was a 1:1 session so Glen got lots of input, and […]