Ella is half way up her climbing route, resting on a small ledge as she looks at the next section.

Learn To Belay

  • 6 Hours
  • Ages 18+
  • £60/pp
This course offers an action packed day of climbing on the Jurassic Coast. We'll teach you all the essential skills, from belaying, to tying into your harness.
Hayden belaying from the bottom of the rock

Course Dates - 2025

  • Saturday 31st May

    09:30 - 15:30

    Swanage

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  • Sunday 29th June

    09:30 - 15:30

    Portland

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  • Saturday 26th July

    09:30 - 15:30

    Swanage

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  • Saturday 9th August

    09:30 - 15:30

    Portland

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  • Sunday 23rd August

    09:30 - 15:30

    Swanage

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A participant learning how to rethread a figure of 8 knot, which will secure the harness.

What You'll Learn

This course covers the essential skills of roped climbing for beginners. We'll teach you how to belay on a bottom-rope, just like you would on an indoor wall. You'll learn to:

  • Fit a helmet and harness
  • Use a belay device, such as a Grigri or an ATC
  • Tie a figure of 8
  • Climb on an in situ rope
  • Use a guidebook
Hayden belaying from the bottom of the rock

Our Learning Ethos

We take pride in offering the great quality climbing courses, whilst supporting our participants in the learning process. On our courses, we only run them in small groups of 6, to ensure that everyone has plenty of tuition throughout the course.

Frequently Asked Questions

We will send you an exact location once we receive a good forecast. We'll get in touch a couple of days before your course.

Due to our limited number of helmets, we're unable to let spectators onto this session.

You must be aged 18 or over. All participants must be fit enough to walk 2km and climb a ladder.

    The size requirments are as follows:

  • Waist: 59cm - 103cm
  • Thigh: 43cm - 65cm
  • Head: 50cm - 61cm

You can see all the booking requirements here.

Once we have confirmed that the forecast is too wet for the session, we will let you know as soon as possible. If the course is cancelled, then you will recieve a full refund.