Climbing for beginners – 4 session throughout Sept (Mon OR Tue)

Climbing for beginners

The club has arranged through our local climbing wall at Warwick University (Coventry) for a short “instructor led” course. This will include

• 4 x one-hour sessions over four weeks in September – pick a Mon or Tues.
• Suitable for all abilities
• Learn the basics or develop new techniques
• Flexible course days  – Mon or Tues but we may run another session

What you’ll learn

• Basics of climbing safely including putting on a harness correctly, performing pre-climbing checks and safe practice in the Bouldering Room
• How to descend from a route correctly
• To tie a rethreaded figure of 8 knot and stopper knot
• Using a friction Belay device to be able to catch a falling climber

What it’ll cost

The cost is £42 which includes use of the wall equipment, showers etc. The follow up session in the Peak District is free and whilst our climbers may or may not be qualified, they are happy to invest their time and share their knowledge and experience with you

If you join HMC in October, we’ll give you 15 mths membership for the price of 12 mths: (£22) including BMC affiliation, and access to discount at many gear shops

What you’ll get afterwards

All being well, you will obtain a “Green Card” which will enable to use the wall thereafter unsupervised.

And what next? You’ve been climbing at our local wall.  You’ve done the course but you’ve no one to climb with on a regular basis………Now’s the time to join the club!

The club will follow these sessions up with a free one day climbing at Stanage Edge in The Peak District with some of our own climbers and giving you the opportunity to meet other members of Hinckley Mountaineering Club

In addition, if you join us as a club member, you’ll also have access to the BMC course for novice club members (May 15/17, 2020). The course fee of just £65 includes self-catering, shared accommodation at Plas y Brenin for the weekend, three-course meal on the Saturday evening, all group kit and all instruction

When booking your place, you will need to choose which practical sessions you wish to participate in.  The four choices (for both climbers and walkers) are:

• Saturday afternoon: Single pitch rock climbing, & Sunday: Single pitch rock climbing
• Saturday afternoon: Single pitch rock climbing, & Sunday: Scrambling
• Saturday afternoon: Hill walking, & Sunday: Scrambling
• Saturday afternoon: Hill walking, & Sunday: Hill walking

On Saturday morning everyone will be together doing indoor sessions.

Sign up for the course by…

Email info@hinckleymc.org to express your interest and what evenings suit you best  We have a dedicated instructor on a 1:4 ratio. First come first served.