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Get active at the EMFF and hone your climbing
skills under the guidance of two of the Scotland's leading climbers,
Niall McNair and Alan Cassiday.
Climbing Master Classes will be staged at Alien Rock 2 on Saturday and
Sunday at 10am and 2pm each day.
The morning sessions are suitable for lower grade climbers age 12+
wishing to learn to improve their technique and movement skills. The
afternoon sessions are aimed at more advanced climbers (i.e. > fr6c).
Places cost £30 per person and are strictly limited to 8 climbers
per session. This includes entry to Alien Rock 2. Climbers just need
to bring shoes and a chalk bag. Reserve your place at Alien Rock or
Alien Rock 2 by calling them on 0131 552 7211.
All climbing will be
bouldering based using a mixture of pre-set problems set by the coaches
and new problems set during the session, supervised by coaches.
There will be a maximum of 8 clients per session, split into 2 groups,
maintaining a 1:4 ratio. Each session lasts a total of 3 hours.
Climbers spend 1.5 hours with Alan and the same again with Niall.
The sessions will tackle the fundamental
concepts of efficient climbing at a basic, accessible level with additional
help with building training sessions independently to provide a framework
for climbers to practice the skills in their everyday climbing.
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Course Content:
Morning Sessions
General technique masterclass, aimed at both newcomers and lower
grade climbers. We will tackle the fundamental concepts of efficient
climbing at a basic, accessible level with additional help with building
training sessions independently to provide a framework for climbers
to practice the skills necessary in their everyday climbing:
- How to design your own training session
- How to set boulder problems according to individual needs
- Reading the rock: all aspects of solving technical problems from the
ground before starting to climb
- Centre of Gravity and Body Position: trajectory & distance to
wall surface
- Footwork
- Steep Rock Technique: Egyptians, straight-arming, advanced heelhooking.
- New Tricks: barring, camming, scumming etc!
- Tactics: watching others, using rubber & chalk marks to get the
beta etc.
Afternoon Sessions
The afternoon sessions on Saturday and Sunday are aimed at more
experienced/advanced climbers. They will include a session on physical
training for climbing and some more advanced technique drills. For further
details, click
here.
Big thanks to Alien
Rock, as well as to Nial and Alanl, for their help in putting on
these masterclasses!
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