Lead Rock Climbing

Master the Vertical World!

Adventure Out's Lead Rock Climbing course is an instructional course designed to develop the technical skills, experience and confidence needed to safely pursue lead rock climbing. The course is conducted at Churchman's Brook, near Armadale. The crag offers a full range of climbing challenges and serves as an ideal environment for learning the art of protection placement (camming devices, stoppers, hexentrics, etc.) which is integral to lead climbing. Every piece of protection placed over the two days is critically reviewed by an experienced instructor, providing participants with constant feedback and ensuring appropriate safety standards are maintained throughout the course. We have a high instructor to participant ratio of 1:4.

Course Content

The program will cover:

• Revision of knots and top-rope belay systems
• Introduction to lead rock climbing equipment - its design and application
• Protection placement and the use of slings to minimise rope drag
• Establishing multi-anchor belays using artificial and/or natural protection
• Lead rock climbing belay systems and communication between climbers
• Leader falls — how to fall and direction of force on the system
• Climber safety and self rescue
• Rock climbing technique
• Rock climbing ethics
• Environmental considerations

Pre-requisites: The course is set at an intermediate level, so you should be a confident top-rope climber with experience in establishing belay systems (utilising natural and/or man-made anchors) and belaying climbers.

Location and times
Location: Churchman's Brook
Meeting Place: map supplied on booking
Time: 8am-4pm on both days

Prices *
$560.00 per person
Group discounts
3–5 people: $532.00 per person
6-8 people: $504.00 per person

* All prices include GST

Upon booking, we require a 30% deposit to secure your place on the program. We require full payment 7 days prior to the program.

The course requires a minimum of 3 participants to go ahead.

Available on demand for a group of 3 or more.

Adventure Out reserves the right to cancel any program. Please refer to our Cancellation Policy.

Adventure Out will provide:

• Experienced instructor(s)
• Morning tea
• All necessary rock climbing equipment including climbing boots (please advise your boot size when booking).
• $10 million public liability insurance
• 10% discount for your next adventure (within 3 months)
• Comprehensive First Aid kits (1 per instructor)
• Payment of access fees

Feel free to bring any personal climbing gear you may have.

Testimonials

Big THANKS to (instructors) and all participants for an awesome weekend at the Lead climbing course. All leaders we're real pro's, friendly and share a real spirit for the outdoors. Highly recommend to anyone looking to take the next step in climbing, it challenges every part of you.- Andrew, WA