Venue: Torridon Celtic Jumble

A first step into outdoor Bouldering. This one-day course offers you the chance to experience outdoor bouldering under the supervision of our expert coach, learning some new skills that can start you on your outdoor climbing journey.

This course is ideal for members who have never climbed before or boulder indoors but would like to try climbing on real rock.

Instructor to climber ratio 1:8.

The course will cover:

• Bouldering equipment and use
• Movement coaching on real rock
• Bouldering Safety and Ethics
• Decisions making and risk management
• Use of guidebooks, and online resources

Equipment

• All technical equipment will be provided by the instructor other than rock shoes (these are not vital for this course)

Prerequisites

• Open to any Mountaineering Scotland member who wants to give outdoor climbing a try

Read more about the course on the Ready to Rock page on our website.

Please read our booking and cancellation conditions before you book.

Ready to Rock Wet Weather

In the event of poor weather Mountaineering Scotland Will not cancel any course. Most of our sessions can be run despite unfavourable weather, and other venue choices may provide dry rock. It will be at the discretion of the Lead Instructor to make, and participants will be contacted with full details prior to the course.

Cancellation policy

If you cancel less than 7 days before a course date – we are unable to offer a refund.

If you cancel more than 4 weeks before the date of the event – refunds will incur a £10 admin fee per booking to cover admin costs.

If you cancel less than 4 weeks before an event date -we will offer a refund or transfer if we can find a replacement to take your place (£10 admin fee applies).