Climbing for All

NO ONLINE BOOKINGS - PLEASE EMAIL hillascents@hotmail.co.uk

There is a carpark behind the centre which provides 3 hours free parking on a saturday but you must display a ticket. Any time after 3 hours you have to pay for. It takes contactless payment.

Climbing for All is a one-day course providing an introduction to instructing disabled people in climbing. The course has now been delivered for over 20 years and was developed by Adventure for All and Mountain Training England.

The purpose of the course is to provide instructors and coaches increased confidence and skills to enable disabled people to experience and enjoy climbing. The course also provides you with an opportunity to test your instructing and coaching skills in new territories. There are no prerequisites for attending the course.

Once you have booked you will receive further details.

Course delivered in two halves Theory/Practical

• Appropriate/Inappropriate Language
• Types of Disabilities
• How do Disabilities Occur
• Models of Disability
• Inclusive/Integrated/Segregated?

The second half covers

• Climbing Environments
• Side Supported Climbing
• Vertical Hoists
• Wheelchair Abseiling

Course providers

Graeme has been at the leading edge of development in access to the outdoors for over 20 years. He assisted in the development of the course and has been delivering if for over 12 years. He was the joint founder of the GB paraclimbing team and is currently the chair for IOL Adventure for All Professional Practice Group. He holds his MCI and has been climbing for over 35 years in many different parts of the world but loves the UK climbing scene.

Sarah has recently joined the training community in climbing but is moving very quickly currently developing an entirely new NICAS syllabus which encourages us to challenge traditional interpretations of participation which in turn will encourage a more inclusive environment. Sarah is a very keen climber herself and is employed by Access Sport as a Senior Development Manager

An excellent video put together by the Outdoor Partnership. Use link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Tb5rpsiJ4&t=87s 

Start

02/04/2024 09:30

End

02/04/2024 16:00

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

5

Venue

Oxford Brookes Climbing Wall

Town

Oxford

County

Oxfordshire

Postcode

OX3 0BP

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

51.75438

Longitude

-1.22318

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

07939502991

Website

Email