Top Rope rigging

This course will give you all the technical skills to set up Top Ropes outside. A Top Rope is where the rope is above you at all times when your climbing. Its a really fun and safe way to get into outdoor climbing. On the course I teach you some of the same skills I teach people wanting to become instructors.

The Course

Top Rope setups
Prerequisites – None
Duration – 1-2 Days depending on prior experience

  • Intro to outdoor climbing gear
  • Anchor selection and testing
  • Different Top Rope systems
  • Equalising anchors
  • Creating a focal point
  • Climbing knots
  • Keeping yourself safe at the top of the crag
  • Top rope belaying
  • Safeguarding climbers
  • The difference between outdoor and indoor climbing movement
  • Identifying and preventing common problems
  • Guide book interpretation
  • Crag etiquette

If you would like more information or if you have any questions then please drop me an email. If there isn’t a course on a suitable date below get in touch and I can potentially organise another date to suit you.

Top Rope rigging course dates

Please contact me for dates

For bookings or questions email me at hello@dannywg.com

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