Lead Multipitch Climbing

The intricacies of multipitch climbing can be done at all ability levels. If you're interested in climbing and want to learn trad climbing or a sport leader who's never trad climbed, this course is for you.
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​​​By the end of the course you will have developed the technical skills to look after yourself and second(s). And, personalised feedback on how to develop your skills to progress towards leading, climbing confidently with more efficiency.

Over the 2-3 days we'll climb grades from Difficult to E1 to match your aspirations and ability on single or multipitch venues depending on the weather. The course is run 2:1 to maximise your learning, a belaytionship can be an intimate experience and leading can be even more intense, so all the attention is focused on your needs.
 
​​Day One
Belaying from above,  placing protection and building belays efficiently.
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Day Two-Three
Multipitch climbing, and lots of it. Consolidate skills and progress towards leading your first routeif you feel like it​.
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All the core skills required to become a hyper competent second and confident leader
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• Belay building

• Tangle free stance management

• Placing wires, cams and hexes

• Protecting cruxes and traverses

• Setting up top ropes (if desired)

• Using 2 ropes effectively

• Guide mode and it's uses

• Movement coaching

• Crag Etiqutte

• Route finding

• Tactics on route

• Bailing off routes and abseiling

We have ample personal and specialist equipment like harnesses, helmets, climbing rack and ropes available. You are welcome to use your own equipment, and complete kitlist will be sent out ahead of time. A typical kit-list can be found here.

We'll tackle some of Snowdonia's most classic quality routes across iconic venues ranging from sea-cliffs and mountain crags to credit card thin slate routes of Dinorwic Quarry. There's so much to offer around North Wales, whatever the weather we'll find something ace at every grade, even in winter, there are crags out being climbed.

I run almost all the course myself, I hold the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor qualification, the highest non-winter climbing award. I've been climbing for nearly 20years and worked with a range of clients of all ability and social backgrounds. If I'm not available or a longer course duration is chosen, a close friend and local MCI willl be brought in to provide a different and blanced perspective.

Email me any questions you might have that I haven't thought of or been asked.
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• What happens if I fall? If you're leading, I'll be right alongside you to ease tension and place reassuring bomber gear.

• Can we practice falling? Sometimes falling isn't safe, if this is something you would like, we can find the right venue.

• What if it's raining? The microclimates of North Wales mean that within a 30 minute drive somewhere dry can be found, or we might delay the start of the day to avoid the worst. If it's horrific weather as an absolute last resort, there are still things we can practice indoors