The Lake District was the birthplace of British rock climbing. Beginning in the summer of 1886 with the ascent of Napes Needle by Haskett Smith. The popularity of climbing has
increased somewhat since then; the BMC states 5 million wall users in 2005.
There has to be a reason why so many people are interested?
For those not already hooked the feeling of topping out on
your first climb, and indeed subsequent climbs, is hard to describe. I’ve
certainly found myself whooping with joy and having a little jig.
There are many different aspects to the sport including
climbing walls, bouldering, single and multi-pitch, ice, alpine and big wall
climbing.
Ascent Training offers a number of courses that will be of
interest from novice climbers to those with more experience and MLTE courses
for aspiring SPA holders. Every course is run by experienced, fully qualified
staff.
Most courses listed below can be run in other areas of the UK including
the Peak District, Wales and Scotland. There would need to be
sufficient course members wishing to undertake a course in a particular
area however, so please contact us.
View a list of our pre-programmed rock climbing course dates here.
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Learning to Lead and Coaching Courses |
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These courses are designed for climbers wishing to learn the skills to lead on leader placed protection and/or improve their climbing skills.
Please see the dedicated page on Learning to Lead and Coaching courses. This can be found under the courses heading on the side menu or by clicking here.
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Sea cliff climbing (2 days) |
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This two day course is designed for climbers who are lead climbing at VS standard or above, in the mountains or valley crags, but have never climbed on the sea cliffs around the British coast.
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Rock Climbing 
