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Learn to Lead – Trad

*Please do not enquire for courses/coaching in the UK: We currently have no availability in the UK due to a shortage of qualified instructors to meet the high demand - Apologies from the Rock & Sun team*

Learn to Lead Trad Climbing Course

This two day Learn to Lead Trad climbing course covers the basic skills of lead climbing trad routes, concentrating on placing protection and building safe anchors. Trad climbing, short for traditional climbing, is a climbing discipline where there is no pre-placed protection in the cliff. Without bolts to clip into, it means the lead climber places his/her own protection in the rock, and the second climber takes this protection out again, leaving nothing but their footsteps on the rockface. The UK has a long history of trad climbing, so you will find many trad climbing areas in Wales, England and Scotland. If you are already a Sport Climber, you will find that having completed the Learn to Lead - Trad course will allow you to visit a much wider range of crags in the UK (and abroad). 

The course can be completed over a weekend in the Wye Valley or Pembrokeshire or during a long weekend on the Costa Blanca.

 

Learn to Lead Trad UK - £270 - Content

  • Two day course in the Wye Valley or Pembrokeshire
  • Placing and Assessing Trad Gear - a ground session
  • Lead climbing and placing your own trad gear
  • Thorough feedback your Trad Gear placements
  • Building Trad Anchors
  • Lead belaying with double ropes
  • Maximum ratio is 1:3

 

The Learn to Lead Trad Climbing Course is for

  • Climbers who have done some trad climbing, 'seconding' trad routes
  • Climbers who want to learn how to place their own protection
  • Climbers who can lead climb Sport routes and want to also become independent Trad Climbers

Upcoming Learn to Lead Trad Courses

Please check the calendar below for our upcoming Learn to Lead Trad Climbing Courses. If there is no availability on the calendar, or if the dates do not suit you, please get in touch. We will try our best to find mutually convenient dates for the course. Or we can organise Private Guiding to completely tailor to your experience levels and what skills you would like to learn, refresh or improve.

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For this rock climbing course we recommend that you have your own:

Harness
Helmet
Climbing Shoes

Dick's Climbing is a dedicated climbing shop that offers a large range of climbing equipment and shoes at good prices.