点评:I booked a one-day private sport climbing course with Paul in the Peak District and it was excellent from start to finish.
I'm a regular indoor lead climber and wanted to learn how to safely sport climb outdoors ahead of a trip to Portland the following weekend. My main goal was simply to learn how to clean an anchor properly, but the day ended up covering far more than that.
We climbed at Horseshoe Quarry, and the weather was unusually dry and mild for early March which made for a great day out. In the morning we climbed a smaller section of the quarry, getting used to outdoor bolts and systems, and in the afternoon we climbed at the amusingly named “Toilet” area where I led my first unassisted outdoor sport route “Latrec”.
Paul was an excellent instructor — very knowledgeable and great at explaining why things are done a certain way, not just what to do. I came away feeling confident about safely cleaning the anchor in a range of situations and set ups I might feasibly encounter outdoors.
We also covered lots of other useful things along the way: clipping technique, how to retrieve stuck gear, using a clip stick, and plenty of general advice about sport climbing and equipment.
All the necessary gear was provided, which made everything very easy.
I would highly recommend this course for indoor climbers who want to transition to sport climbing outdoors safely and confidently. I learned a huge amount in a single day and feel much more prepared to climb independently outside.
Thanks again Paul for a lovely day.
翻译:我在峰区(Peak District)预订了保罗(Paul)的一日私人运动攀岩课程,从头到尾都非常棒。
我经常进行室内先锋攀岩,想在下周末去波特兰(Portland)之前学习如何在户外安全地进行运动攀岩。我的主要目标只是学习如何正确地清理锚点,但这一天的课程内容远远超出了我的预期。
我们在马蹄采石场(Horseshoe Quarry)攀岩,三月初的天气异常干燥温和,非常适合户外活动。上午,我们攀爬了采石场的一小段区域,熟悉户外岩钉和保护系统;下午,我们攀爬了名为“厕所”(Toilet)的区域,在那里我完成了我的第一条无辅助户外运动攀岩路线“拉特雷克”(Latrec)。
保罗是一位非常优秀的教练——知识渊博,而且很擅长解释为什么这样做,而不仅仅是教你怎么做。课程结束后,我对在各种可能遇到的户外攀岩环境中安全地清理锚点充满信心。
我们还学习了很多其他实用技巧:挂绳技巧、如何取回卡住的装备、如何使用挂绳杆,以及关于运动攀岩和装备的大量通用建议。
所有必要的装备都已提供,这让一切都变得非常轻松。
我强烈推荐这门课程给想要安全自信地过渡到户外运动攀岩的室内攀岩者。我一天之内学到了很多东西,感觉自己更有信心独立进行户外攀岩了。
再次感谢保罗,让我度过了美好的一天。