An unexpected and welcome last minute climbing holiday in Tenerife with Mick and Frank was more rewarding than anticipated. Having done very little climbing all winter I can only put my success down to regular aerial gymastics and cycling that I’ve been doing 4 – 5 times a week. I have done a handful of indoor sessions […]
Learning to Climb indoors with Sally James
Sally contacted me via Monsterclimbs website wanting to start at the beginning and learn everything there was to know about climbing not only for herself but to share with her 2 sons. Climbing at The Warehouse in Gloucester has the advantage of having auto belays, so once Sally’s harness was fitted correctly and a quick […]
Site Specific Climbing Instructor Training & Assessment
There are many climbing walls scattered around the country in sports centres and schools that rarely get used. They are often included in a new school or commercial sports centres but there is no infrastructure to make them work. The wall needs to be maintained structurally, operating procedures and risk assessments in place, as well […]
Climbing – a lifetime of fitness
Thirty, forty, fifty, sixty years plus – it could be for you? You often hear people say – I always wanted to learn to climb but I never had the time or the opportunity. With Monsterclimbs it’s never too late to start a lifetime of fitness. Statistics and research have proved that climbing is one of […]
CWA Assessments – how to get ready for them
I am a Course Director for the CWA & CWLA at Under Cover Rock in Bristol. I try to prepare candidates during training for what is expected at assessment by covering as much of the syllabus as possible and giving them a copy of the ‘tick list’ that used to be in the back of […]