Venue: Bennybeg, Crieff 

This one-day course is designed to take your indoor climbing skills and applying them to outdoor Sport Climbing. Learn the art of Sport Climbing and pick up some skills to help you become an independent Sport Climber.

Instructor to climber ratio 1:4

The course will cover:

• Lead belaying
• Lead sports climbing skills
• Threading lower offs
• Movement coaching
• Decision making – understanding risk evaluation and management.

Equipment

• All technical equipment will be provided by the instructor other than rock shoes

Prerequisites

• Participants must be consistently climbing 6a indoors (bottom-rope)
• Participants must be a competent Bottom-Rope belayer.
• Some experience of indoor lead climbing and lead belaying would be beneficial but not essential.

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).