NICAS - Climbing - Level 2
NICAS - Climbing
Give your child the perfect start in climbing with our two-day NICAS Level 2 Climbing course at The Mill Adventure Base. This beginner friendly course is ideal for young people aged 8-16. This course introduces roped climbing, safety awareness, belaying and basic climbing techniques.
Participants will enjoy a mix of practical climbing, belaying, technique and safety awareness on our indoor and outdoor climbing walls. All learners will receive regular feedback, plus a certificate and logbook included in the course price.
This level is a key stage in a climber’s development. It is designed to correspond to most climbing centres’ membership standards. A Level 2 holder should be a potentially independent top rope climber and boulderer. They have mastered the basics of climbing on an artificial climbing structure and should be able to climb and boulder safely and, if appropriate, independently.
Learn Skills
From new climber to advanced, NICAS Climbing provides progressive skill development with clear goals and achievements.
Keep Safe
Enhanced safety awareness and responsible climbing practices are learnt from the start.
Quality Coaching
Qualified, well-trained coaches provide an engaging, safe and fun learning experience.
Teamwork
Roped climbing requires trust and communication between the climber and their belayer.
CONTENT
• Connecting self and others to rope with a retied figure of 8 knot and stopper knot into both a one-piece and two-piece harness
• Pre-climb safety checks of self and others
• Belaying and lowering using a suitable belay device
• Ground anchor systems
• Holding a fall in a top rope situation
• Effective communication and teamwork with climbing partner
• Knowledge of sport climbing and bouldering grades
• Selection of appropriate routes
• Effective safe use of a bouldering or traversing wall
• Simple climbing technique: the use of feet and legs, weight transfer, relaxed upright stance, smooth balanced movement and observation of holds
