...Rock Climbing, Scrambling, Mountaineering and Hillwalking in North Wales...Guiding, Coaching and Instruction
SPA Refresher Evening
Planning on attending your Single Pitch Award, but are a little nervous and would like the chance to ask a few questions and have someone check your rigging? The an SPA refresher course will be ideal for you.
This evening course covers the rigging aspects of the SPA syllabus and is ideal to help you refresh your skills in preparation for your assessment. The course changes depending on what skills you feel you need to work on and are practically based at single pitch venue in North Wales. Our instructors are highly experiences indoor and outdoor coaches, who have a lifetimes worth of experience in both single pitch work and beyond to help add to your skills. This includes writing two books on coaching climbing, How to Climb Harder and Effective Coaching for Rock Climbing Instructors.
You will leave this course more confident and know what you need to do to finish off your consolidation. As such we recommedn you allow at least a month between the course and your assessment.
Martin Chester climbing the classic Bardsey Ripple, E2 on the Llyn Peninsular.
James McHaffie so close but so far away from redpointing the first ascent of The New Latemans, F8a+, Rainbow Walls.
Adam showing us he has mastered trad climbing after a five day sort to trad conversion course, as he styles his way across the final pitch of A Dream of White Horses, Wen Zawn, Gogarth. We also offer guiding and coaching across this route.
Josh Douglas getting climbing fit on a desperate F5+, which feels more like 6a, in the Hermida, Picos Du Europa.
Jesse King steping out on Raven's Wing during our last Uk Rock Tour.
Simon on Mars, E2 Swanage.
Our UK Trad Tour getting to grips with jamming in Milestone Quarry, the perfect crack school.
3 weeks agoby lifeintheverticalNew book. Lost my last copy but love it and can’t wait to use it over the winter!
Client Reviews
Had a great time on a 5 day sport to trad course that Mark tailored to my needs. Mark was helpful and professional throughout and went the extra mile. His climbing knowledge and skills were unrivalled as was his ability to pass his knowledge on.
Adam Riches 7/08/2017
We had a great day with Mark out on the Costa Blanca. Our brief to him was to help us boost our confidence whilst pushing our grade sport climbing, and in this he didn't disappoint. We both came away with some key points to work on, and feeling much more confident. Thanks Mark!
