Learn to Climb with Ali Taylor

Climbing is becoming more and more popular as people are using climbing walls more and more. The number of women too is increasing and they are quickly catching up to to the men in terms of grade and technique. It’s a great way of keeping fit and you can do it outdoors too.

Climbers comes in all shapes and sizes and is accessible to everyone and you don’t even need to have any equipment.

If you pop along to your local climbing centre, or contact me on 07814555378 you can join a course to learn to climb, and the price you pay will include all the equipment you need for you to learn the ropes.  And once you’ve learnt the basics it’s quite easy to progress.

Climbing is especially good for keeping fit, as it is a form of physical activity that involves the whole body and once you begin to lead climb it is mentally challenging too and all the worries and stresses of the day are lost in your own journey up the wall.

You can begin climbing with no prior experience, although walkers who begin to develop scrambling skills, and then want to take things further, find the move towards climbing less daunting.

Learn To Climb

So in the following articles, I will be looking at climbing in great detail, from your first steps as a beginner to multi-pitch trad climbing (this is where the clanking metal comes in).

I will look at buying your first harness and the correct choice and fit of shoes – the fundamentals of climbing and how to tie on and belay correctly.

You will learn how to transfer your indoor skills to the outdoors and the differences you will encounter.

You will discover how lead climbing enhances your skills, how your technique becomes more accurate and your movement more fluid, your balance more important and your dexterity with one hand incredible.

You will also learn that climbing is all about choices: choice of venue and rock type, choice of route and grade, choice of style and gear (climbing equipment not top fashion) and choice of when and if to push your limits.

If you let climbing into your heart it will open so many doors and if you learn to lead, either sport or trad, you can climb on single pitch or multi-pitch routes, anywhere in the UK and all over the world.

You will learn to trust someone with your life.

If nothing else I hope the articles will inspire.