Up to Summit

Rock climbing courses

At Up to summit we offer a wide range of rock climbing courses, it is what we are about, we rely on our excelent reputation and small ratio’s to kep our customers happy and coming back.

Our courses range from novice who has never touched rock before to experienced rock climbers, our instructors have a wide range of experience in every aspect of climbing and can help you to improve or to introduce you to the world of climbing.

Our climbing courses can be one or two days but we recommend two days in order to cover much more and help you get more out of your experience.

We work on a maximum ratio of 1:2 in order to cater for you every needs, courses are run in Derbyshire and Staffordshire (Peak District)

Introductory Rock Climbing

If you’re new to outside rock climbing then this could be the course for you, this could cover a range of activities from just going out for a days climbing, learning to set up your own top ropes and basic rope work skills.No experience what so ever is required for this course, it will be fun and productive.

On the course some things we may cover:

• Equipment
• Knots
• Climbing etiquette
• Belaying
• Guidebooks
• Lots and lots of climbing

All courses are tailored to suite you’re needs, please get in touch for more information Contact us

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Intermediate climbing

Scrambling

Multi pitch rock climbing

Intermediate courses

This course is aimed at people with previous outdoor climbing experience, find out how safe your climbing is!

This course could cover lots of different aspects of climbing such as:

• Knots – the ones you know and the ones you don’t
• Belaying – holding falls
• Ropes and rope management – single, twin and double rope technique.
• Climbing hardware – use, care and limitations
• Route selection, use of guide books and crag etiquette
• Anchor placements
• How to fall off – is it really so easy?

This course is run over one or two days in the Peak District home to some of the best single pitch climbing in Britain.

Please contact us for more information

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Lead climbing workshop

Multipitch climbing

Bouldering

Lead Climbing workshop

Progressing onto your first lead climb can be an intimidating step, both top roping and seconding can be a lot of fun but leading that first climb will be one of the best feelings you can get in climbing.

With guidance from our staff you will be able to progress very quickly, the course has a low 1:2 ratio in order to maintain our high level of quality instruction, ideally you should have past rock climbing experience and a good idea of what lead climbing is all about.

This course is a two day workshop, in the two days we will aim to cover;

• Personal equipment and organising it on your harness
• Gear Placement
• Belaying a lead climber and a second
• The process of leading
• Judgement, route choice and route finding

Our instructors have a very high level of experience and will guide you through every aspect and answer any question you have.

All lead climbing workshops are based in the peak district home to some of the best single pitch climbing in the country.

Please get in touch for more information contact us

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Mulitpitch rock climbing

Bouldering

Coaching

What is bouldering?

Bouldering is a style of climbing which takes place low down on the ground, it emphasizes power, stregth and dynamics. It looks more at individual moves unlike traditional or sport climbs which focus on the endurance and mind games.

Boulderer’s often refer to the routes as problems because the nature of the climb is often short, curious and much like solving a problem.

Bouldering is taking off now more than ever. It is possibly climbing in its purist form using minimal equipment to get to the top of a boulder.

The climbing is done using a pair of boots and a chalkbag with a mat at the bottom to break you’re fall.

The climbing is usually no higher the 4 meters, although often much smaller.

What we cover

We will cover:

• Equipment and how to use it
• Use of guidebooks
• Crag etiquette
• Technique and movement

These session are good for people who have never climbed outside but also very good for the intermediate and trad climbers who are wanting to improve on technique, power and generally increase their grade.

Bouldering session are whole day or two day workshops on request.

Please get in contact for more details.

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Lead climbing

Multi pitch climbing

Mountaineering

Multi pitch rock climbing

This course is aimed at getting people into the mountains and off the busy single pitch crags, it can be for the complete novice or for people with vast amounts of experience wanting to improve skills such as ropework, navigation and general climbing ability.

This course is a two to four day course based in N. Wales or the Lake district, it includes full professional instruction/guiding and all technical mountaineering equipment.

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Mountaineering

Single pitch award

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