27/09/2026
From bouldering to big-walling… - my absolute favourite teaching days are my ‘self rescue skills’ days.
You get the chance to pick my brains for tips on how to extract yourself from the myriad of tangles we get into when out rock climbing, or even better, avoid them in the first place!
Kat and Amy are relative newcomers to climbing but have made leaps and bounds in that time, quickly moving up the grades in bouldering and trad.
Keen to stay safe on bigger adventures, we got the basics of self-rescue nailed then had a lot of fun building up to some pretty advanced techniques. Scroll through for some textbook examples of key skills 🤩
We covered:
✅ tying off - and releasing - the belay device
✅ safely lowering people
✅ multiple ways to help a stuck climber
✅ 1001 (ish) tips for safe abseiling
✅ ascending a rope
✅ and escaping the system if it all goes wrong and you need to extract yourself and head for help
Whether you are just starting out on your climbing journey, or are heading to the more adventurous arenas of sea cliffs or multipitch crags, I love fielding your “what if…” questions, and sharing tips for staying safe at the crag
My next climbing skills days will be in the spring, but get in touch if you can’t wait until then - we don’t need good weather to practice these skills!!
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Amy-Louise Voakes
