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Over the Easter break I had the pleasure of running a very unique and bespoke climbing/rope access course for a professional sports photographer Ben Queenborough.
The first guiding day of the year at Subluminal which had epic sea conditions as the wind and waves picked up throughout the day
Boulder Ruckle was the crag of choice which is a more adventurous section of climbing at Swanage with most routes being multi-pitch and often overhanging.
As a climbing instructor or an aspirant Climbing Wall Award holder it is important to cover a good bouldering safety brief.
This activity will develop trust and hopefully start on the building blocks of trusting the equipment and recognition that falling isn’t really that scary. As climbing instructors we have a responsibility to help beginners overcome these fears and help prevent a growing trend of climbers who prefer bouldering over roped climbing due to those gremlins that have never been challenged
The old school method, which is still widely used places a prussic on the leg loop which protects the belay device
Dorset provides an abundance of climbing opportunities with adventurous trad climbing at Swanage and the south coasts sport climbing mecca of Portland.
The main focus on this blog is how we can potentially help a climber if they come into difficulty whilst in the water.
