The beginners' syllabus

Day One: Learning the basics.
  • Putting on a harness.
  • Tying in with the rethreaded figure-of-eight
  • Belaying
  • Top-roping
Day Two: Climbing techniques.
  • Bouldering
  • Traversing
  • Bridging
  • Smearing, edging and footwork
Day Three: Improving.
  • The big abseil!
  • Graded climbing
  • The high walls

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