Trad Climbing
Intermediate
Women’s All Day Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing
Get stuck into a 'full day out' multi-pitch rock climbing on a classic high mountain crag in the Lake District. Learn how to develop your trad climbing skills, manage ropes, belays, gear placements, general crag safety and abseiling. This is a magical day for those climbers wishing to develop their skills and experience multi-pitch trad climbing. It is also great for those who would like to develop skills to become more independent. We'll look at route choice, the extra equipment needed and things to think about when multi-pitching, all whilst climbing a couple of classic rock routes in the Great Langdale Valley. A big barrier for people can be how to set up a belay part way up a climb and how to manage the ropes safely or what happens if you need to descend part way up a climb. We'll address some of these issues to help give you some of those skills and confidence to tackle similar climbs in the future independently.
Arc’teryx Ambassador Dr Natalie Brown, an expert on female health and the menstrual cycle will join you midway through your day. Natalie will take time to chat to you about managing your period whilst on a multi-pitch climb and the considerations of fuelling, to support your menstrual health during these high endurance and long days.