For young people aged 7-17 years old.

Who is it for? – Trad Intro sessions are perfect for anyone who wants to lead trad routes or start building up to their first trad lead

These days also run at a 1:2 ratio, however the focus is on building up skills towards you leading on traditionally protected routes. We break down trad climbing into its individual elements and practice each in turn under the supervision of an experienced coach with a top-rope back-up until you feel ready to lead. Content of the session will vary dependant on participants, however the aim is to develop participants trad lead climbing skills. This may include looking at some of the following topics; Movement technique on real rock, footwear and equipment, belaying a trad lead, lead climbing, placing and removing traditional gear, setting up belays, setting up retrievable abseils, background planning.

Participants must be consistently lead climbing indoors and have some experience of climbing outdoors (either personal or through prior RealRock courses).