Rock Climbing Courses
Explore rock climbing courses, coaching and guided climbing across some of the UK’s best climbing areas.
From your first experience on real rock through to trad leading, multipitch climbing, self rescue and advanced climbing skills, my courses are designed to help you become a safer, more confident and independent climber.
Choose a climbing location to see the courses available in that area, or browse the full range of rock climbing courses below.
Choose Your Location
Wye Valley & Wintour's Leap
Trad, multipitch and sport climbing on limestone
Develop your climbing on the limestone crags of the Wye Valley, including opportunities for trad leading, multipitch climbing and sport climbing around Chepstow and Wintour’s Leap.
Devon & Dartmoor
Granite climbing, trad skills and outdoor progression
Learn and develop your climbing on Dartmoor’s granite crags, with courses ranging from first outdoor experiences and Intro to Trad through to leading, multipitch climbing, self rescue and private guiding.
Snowdonia/Eryri
Classic mountain rock climbing and skills development
Learn trad, develop multipitch systems or experience classic mountain routes across Eryri, with courses and guided climbing tailored to your experience and ambitions.
The Lake District
Guided classic mountain rock climbing
Experience some of the Lake District’s classic traditional and multipitch routes with private guiding tailored to your ability, aspirations and the conditions.
Choose Your Rock Climbing Course
LEARN TO LEAD CLIMB
Learn to lead trad climbing course. Choose from 2-day, 3-day or 5-day courses.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
CLIMBING SKILLS
Develop your climbing with a skills course. Courses include how to use guide mode, build better belays and rope rigging courses.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
GUIDED CLIMBING
Get guided up Classic Rock routes, multipitch sea cliff or mountain routes, or develop skills with an instructor.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
INDOOR TO OUTDOOR
From resin to rock, transfer your indoor climbing skills to outdoor climbing. Introduction to outdoor rock climbing
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
INTRO TO MULITIPITCH
Learn to climb multi-pitch trad, build belays, manage stances and abseil!
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
INTRO TO TRAD CLIMBING
Become a competent second on outdoor rock climbs. Learn to place and remove gear, build belays and second trad climbs.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
SPORT CLIMBING
Learn to lead sport climbing. Choose from 1-day or 2-day courses. Intro to multi-pitch sport courses too!
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
OUTDOOR BOULDERING
Learn how to boulder safely outside.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
CLIMBERS SELF RESCUE
From basic to advanced skills to get yourself out of trouble on multi-pitch climbs. Choose from 1-2 day courses.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
Wye Valley & Chepstow
Snowdonia / Eryri
ROCK CLIMBING EXPERIENCE
Half day family activity or rock climbing taster session.
Available in:
Dartmoor & Devon
ROCK CLIMBING COURSE DIFFICULTY COMPARISON TABLE
Course | Physical | Technical | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Rock Climbing Experience | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | Easy |
Intro to Outdoor Bouldering (1 day) | ●●●○○ | ●○○○○ | Moderate |
Indoor to Outdoor Climbing (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate |
Learn to Lead Sport (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate |
Self Rescue — Basics (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Climbing Skills — Build Better Belays (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Climbing Skills — Rope Rigging (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Intro to Trad Climbing (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate–Challenging |
Learn to Lead Sport (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Intro to Multipitch Sport (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Intro to Multipitch Climbing (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Learn to Lead Trad (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Climbing Skills — Guide Mode Masterclass (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging |
Climbing Skills — Using 2 Ropes (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging |
Guided Multipitch Climbing | ●●●●○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging–Hard |
Learn to Lead Trad (3 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging–Hard |
Learn to Lead Trad (5 days) | ●●●●○ | ●●●●○ | Hard |
Self Rescue — Combined (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● | Hard - Extreme |
Self Rescue — Advanced (1 day) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● | Hard - Extreme |
TRAD AND MULTIPITCH COURSE COMPARISON
Course | Physical | Technical | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Intro to Trad Climbing (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate–Challenging |
Learn to Lead Trad (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Intro to Multipitch Climbing (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Guided Multipitch Climbing | ●●●●○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging–Hard |
Learn to Lead Trad (3 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging–Hard |
Learn to Lead Trad (5 days) | ●●●●○ | ●●●●○ | Hard |
SPORT CLIMBING COURSE COMPARISON
Course | Physical | Technical | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Learn to Lead Sport (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate |
Learn to Lead Sport (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
Intro to Multipitch Sport (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | Challenging |
SELF RESCUE COURSE COMPARISON
Course | Physical | Technical | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Self Rescue — Basics (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Self Rescue — Advanced (1 day) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● | Hard - Extreme |
Self Rescue — Combined (2 days) | ●●●○○ | ●●●●● | Hard - Extreme |
CLIMBING INTRODUCTION AND SKILLS COURSE COMPARISON
Course | Physical | Technical | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Rock Climbing Experience | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | Easy |
Indoor to Outdoor Climbing (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | Moderate |
Intro to Outdoor Bouldering (1 day) | ●●●○○ | ●○○○○ | Moderate |
Climbing Skills — Rope Rigging (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Climbing Skills — Build Better Belays (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●○○ | Moderate |
Climbing Skills — Guide Mode Masterclass (1 day) | ●○○○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging |
Climbing Skills — Using 2 Ropes (1 day) | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | Challenging |