Beginners Winter Climbing Training in the Lakes

Jeff Smith has very kindly offered to run a beginners winter climbing training session in the Lakes for up to 4x lucky people. The training will cover things from the basics of ice-axe arrest, crampon use, navigation in white-out etc. Plus more advanced areas including rope work, setting up ice/turf anchors/belays, assessing snow/ice/cornice conditions. For...

Free

Navigation practical session

The Peaks

Malcolm Flatt has kindly offered to run another Navigation knowledge sharing session for 2019. This date is the follow-up to the Theory session on Tuesday 3 December - where you'll need to sign up: https://www.peterboroughmc.co.uk/event/navigation-knowledge-sharing-session/

Climbing skills + techniques – Belay with Different Devices

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: Belaying with difference devices   Please sign up below to confirm your space!

Free

Climbing skills + techniques – Abseiling

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: ABSEILING safety measures using double rope, using a fig 8 or belay device? Locking off an abseil device. Self protected abseil. Abseiling with a...

Free

Climbing skills + techniques – Leading

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: LEADING Traditional Pro; using quickdraws; Dangers of back clipping & Z clipping. Belaying a Leader; belaying a ‘second’ retrieving gear. Bottom anchors. Sports routes...

Free

Climbing skills + techniques – Top Anchoring

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: TOP ANCHORING suitable anchor points. Direct & Indirect anchors; Equalising the load. Escapability. Top belaying dangers. Safety of ‘second’. Coiling a rope:- English V...

Free

Climbing skills + techniques – Prussiking

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: PRUSSIKING. trad, French, Kleimheist, Bachman with crab, Ropeman, Jumaring. Please sign up below to confirm your space!

Free

Climbing skills + techniques – Knots and when to use them

Peterborough Climbing Wall Town Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

MONTHLY REVISION SESSIONS (TUESDAYS 8-9pm) FREE FOR PMC MEMBERS (plus climbing wall entry) - or £25 per session for non-members. Sessions led by Clive Osborne. SPA, MLC. This session is on: KNOTS AND WHEN TO USE THEM fig 8 on bight, Clove Hitch, Italian Hitch Bowline and rescuing stuck climber/boulderer. Triple Bowline emergency harness.  ...

Free