This course will give you basic information on what to take on the hill:

• Compass
• Watch
• First Aid Kit
• Rucsac
• Spare Clothing
• Torch – ideally a head torch
• Whistle
• A survival bag – this can double up as your rucsac liner to keep its contents dry
• Emergency Rations – something high energy like Kendal mint cake or tablet
• Gaiters – if you’re walking in snow or anticipate crossing boggy terrain.

Thinking of headin out in winter?

• Extra Warm Layers of Clothes
• Walking Ice Axe
• Sun glasses
• Sun cream – you have just as much chance getting burnt in the snow as in summer!

Have you checked the weather and do you understand what it means?

In an emergency, would you now what to do?

This course is based in the peak district, north wales or the lake district. Contact us for more information

Also available:

Scrambling

Mountaineering

Intro to rock climbing

This course is aimed at people who are wanting to learn lots of basic skills in order to become self sufficient in the mountains.

It is a three to five day course based in the lake district or N.Wales.

Skills covered in this course:

• Navigation – map & compass
• Access and conservation
• Flora and forna
• Multi pitch climbing skills
• Advanced climbing skills
• Route finding and retreating from difficult climbs

Also available:

Lead climbing workshop

Coaching workshops

Scrambling is a method of ascending faces but more than often rocky ridges, it is somewhere between hillwalking and climbing and an easy climb can often be described as a hard scramble.

We aim to take people scrambling on some of the best route’s in North Wales and the lake district. A typical scrambling course will last 2 to 3 days.

Scrambling courses include learning to move on steeper ground, basic ropework skills, guidebook interpretation, navigation and much more.

If you are wanting to learn the skills to get out on your own into some of the best area’s of the UK then this is the course fo you.

Contact us for more detail’s

Also available:

Lead climbing workshop

Navigation

Mountaineering

Dan is a full time climbing instructor and occasionally has been found to moonlight in a kayak, starting in the competition climbing scene then moving to the great outdoors until becoming a full time instructor and coach.

In 2008 Dan ranked 3rd in Britain and in 2005 had a world ranking of 14th.

Dan has been coaching climbing for over 10 years with a variety of groups; including uni mountaineering, junior climbing teams and members of the British junior climbing team.

Leadership/guiding qualifications: MIA

Debbie is a full member of The Association of Mountaineering Instructors and works on a freelance basis.

She has been rock climbing since 1986 and began high altitude mountaineering in 1993.

During this time she has spent much time climbing in Bolivia and North Peru.

Debbie has been working in the Leadership/Instructional outdoor industry since 1989.

She has led many mountaineering expeditions since 1995, to Morocco, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Borneo, Nepal and India.

She has Advanced Wilderness Medical training and much experience of altitude related illness.

Debbie is currently supporting the Adventureworks schools project with the role of Regional Coordinator and leading expeditions regularly for both Jagged Globe and Adventureworks.

Ed is a full time Mountain Instructor, Expedition Leader and Technical Advisor.

He runs courses himself and also works on a freelance basis for various companies throughout the UK.

Ed holds the Mountain Instructor Certificate, the highest award for instructors working in the UK.

This means he works in summer and winter and is able to work in all the mountain areas of the country.

As an expedition leader Ed has led more than twenty trips around the world.

These trips have been to the greater ranges in Asia and South America as well as Africa and Europe.

Ed regularly works for other companies with both adults and young people in the role of a development trainer.

Having spent many years working in outdoor centres with both mainstream and special education clients, he has developed an easy going and professional style.

Ed uses his experience to now advise others on safe practice within the mountaineering industry.

With the continuing change of society

Our coaching is very client specific, we deal with individual aspects the client may have and you will leave the course knowing where and how to improve your climbing.

We can help you improve no matter what your grade, whether you need assistance on technique or help on writing a training plan.

We will provide the challenge.

Course cost £40 pp for two hours

Courses are available at other centres on request. Please get in contact for more details.














Training plans

If you are in need of a training plan to assist you in your climbing then these are availble on request, ideally we would meet but in some cases it may be a phone conversation to find out relative information on your climbing background and retreive information that will make it possible to make a personalised program to assist your climbing.

Programs come in 4 month, 6 month and 1 year plans

4 month £400

6 month £600

1 Year     £800

Training plans will consist of day to day training giving information on warming up/down, injury, nutrition, the training phases of climbing and specific information that will help you imrpove.

Also available:

Bouldering

Outdoor coaching

Intro to rock course

Whether you need a little advice with leading skills either sport or trad climbing, need to improve on your technique or want a training program putting together, at Up to Summit we are here to help you with your coaching needs.

With our high level of experience we can get you on your way to becoming top level what ever your needs.

Different areas we can cover on your coaching course:

• Bouldering
• Sport climbing
• Trad climbing
• Basic to advanced climbing technique
• Rope work skills
• Instructional skills

All outdoor coaching is based in the Peak District, courses are run by Dan Bradley, a former member of the British Bouldering team and currently ranked 3rd in Britain. (Full profile on the front page)

Please get in contact for more information.

Also available:

Intermediate climbing

Lead climbing workshop

Mountaineering