Ready to Rock courses are run in a partnership with Mountaineering Scotland and the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI).
Please note:
Locations: The exact locations for the courses will be decided prior to the events by the instructors depending on weather and rock conditions, but they will take place within the general area stated. You will be contacted by the instructor in advance with all the details.
This one-day course is for members who have never climbed before or who has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing outdoors on real rock.
Instructor to climber ratio 1:6
The course will cover:
Equipment
Cost
Not a member? Join us from just £25/yr
Women's Courses
This one-day course is designed to take members who are competent indoor climbers or those with some experience of outdoor climbing and help them develop their outdoor traditional climbing.
Instructor to climber ratio 1:4
Please note: This is not a lead climbing course but a progression on the way to becoming a lead climber.
The course will cover
Equipment
Cost
Not a member? Join us from just £25/yr
Women's Courses
This one-day course is designed to take members who can competently climb indoors and translate these skills to outdoor sport crags.
Participants must be consistently climbing 6a-6b indoors and be a competent top-rope be-layer. Some experience of indoor lead climbing would be beneficial.
Instructor to climber ratio 1:4
The course will cover:
Cost
Not a member? Join us from just £25/yr
Women's Courses
This two-day course is designed to take members who can competently lead climb indoor or on sports routes and have some experience of climbing outdoors and introduce them to leading traditionally protected routes.
Participants will be a competent indoor lead climber with some experience of outdoor climbing or be a competent outdoor lead sports climber.
Instructor to climber ratio 1:2
The course will cover:
Equipment
Cost
Not a member? Join us from just £25/yr
The instructors for these courses will hold an MIA or MIC and be members of AMI, the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. You'll find the name of the instructor for each course next to the venue and date for that course.
As a rock climber, there are many good reasons to join Mountaineering Scotland, which is the representative body in Scotland for mountaineers, hill walkers, climbers and snowsports tourers. There are numerous discounts which can repay your annual subs in one shopping trip, and a whole host of other membership benefits.