General Safety Skills

A proper climbing helmet is an essential piece of protective equipment that should be worn whenever you are out climbing. It will protect your head should you fall or against the impact of banging ...

How you need to improve your strength and endurance through proper training in order to prepare yourself for a climb. How you should tailor a program to suit your own individual needs by assessing ...

Effective communication skills between team members are absolutely crucial to the success of any rock climbing or mountaineering expedition but the success of the expedition or trip is not just ...

How training regimes might be different but how an understanding of the basic principles of fitness and nutrition and putting them into practice and adopting healthy habits will improve your ...

how a climbing harness is going to be one of the most vital pieces of equipment you’ll need for your safety whilst climbing and how comfort and fit will be the main determining factors in which one ...

The risk of falling rocks is one of the most common dangers to rock climbers and mountaineers which is why it’s imperative that you wear an approved climbing helmet as a form of protection. So many ...

As in any sport, rock climbers will inevitably suffer from their fair share of bumps and bruises but many common injuries like muscle strains and tears etc could be prevented if certain procedures ...

Wherever you turn in the great outdoors Mother Nature appears to be throwing down the gauntlet. But these natural challenges, as any caver, climber or mountain biker will tell you, have to weighed up ...

The skills and personal qualities that are required to become a successful group leader in an outdoor sporting activity. What is expected and how a proficient group leader can have a positive effect ...

The major reasons people find it difficult to survive in the outdoors in an emergency situation is down to their lack of understanding about the basics of survival alongside a tendency to panic. In ...