Book your place: www.melbourneclimbingschool.com.au/product/climbingqts/

Password: qts2022

Cost: $120 for ClimbingQTs members, join here.

Just bought a shiny new rope and not sure what to do with it? This course is for climbers who are interested in taking the leap to climbing on lead! Learn the ropes and you’ll be able to take yourself outdoors in no time!

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Note: This course runs with 2 or more participants, and a maximum of 6 places are available.

This course will run over two evenings (Monday and Tuesday) from 6.30pm to 9.30pm (total 6 hours teaching time) and is guided by Aaron Lowndes (he/him) from Melbourne Climbing School.

Location: Gravity Worx Indoor Climbing Gym, Pascoe Vale

Gear: you need your own harness and rock shoes for this course, everything else is provided. If you do not have a harness, please let me know as I have three spares.

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The aim of this course is to break down the lead-climbing and belaying process into small chunks and practice each separately, spending the second session putting it all together and practising/tweaking your technique to ensure the entire process is smooth and confident. We run through the following skills, continually refining them until they are committed to (muscle) memory:

Belayer Skills:

– Threading the belay device

– Partner checks

– Communication

– Hand position on the ropes

– ‘Spotting’ the climber

– Quickly taking, and giving rope

– Short-roping

– Watching for climber mistakes, providing feedback

– Catching leader falls (small to large)

– Feet position on the ground, on the wall

Climber skills:

– Knot tying

– Communication

– Partner Checks

– Clipping the rope (and common mistakes)

– …More clipping (it is harder than it looks)

– Taking a leader-fall (we start small, don’t worry!)