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...

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...

Any climb or walk that exposes you to extremely cold conditions can put you at risk of suffering from hypothermia or hypoxia if you’re not prepared...

A description of some of the most commonly used knots in rock climbing and mountaineering and how they’re each designed to achieve some kind of...

Effective communication skills between team members are absolutely crucial to the success of any rock climbing or mountaineering expedition but the...

How training regimes might be different but how an understanding of the basic principles of fitness and nutrition and putting them into practice and...

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...

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...

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...

Wherever you turn in the great outdoors Mother Nature appears to be throwing down the gauntlet. But these natural challenges, as any caver, climber...

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...

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...