点评:I met Mike at the Plymouth Climbing Wall for a session all about sport climbing. Mike is a superb teacher, incredibly knowledgeable, very patient, explains everything carefully and inspires confidence. I have climbed on and off both inside and outside for 40 years but as I was going off to Greece for some sunny sport climbing with friends, I thought a refresher course might be a good idea. It was!! I learnt so much and more importantly why my old rusty habits were perhaps no longer quite up to scratch and no longer modern best practice. So in a nutshell, I was reminded (extremely nicely, kindly and with lots of patience) how to tie a figure of 8 rather than my old favourite bowline, how to belay with confidence with a Grigri both for top roping and leading, and how to very safely thread a belay at the top of a sports climb. In addition I had a go at leading (not done that for years) and overall I felt much more confident in my rope skills. Before the course I could second 6b on a good day, but climbing is about so much more than one's own athletic ability. Now I feel like I can be more helpful to my fellow climbers and safely belay anyone plus take more responsibility for managing the belay when top roping. I can highly recommend Rock and Moor whether you are a beginner (Mike would be a perfect person to learn from as you wouldn't develop any bad habits from the start!) or if you have like me climbed for years but have not kept up with the best practice.
翻译:我在普利茅斯攀岩墙与迈克碰面,我们一起进行了一场专注于运动攀岩的训练课。迈克是一位出色的教练:学识渊博、极有耐心,总能细致入微地讲解每个要点,还能让人充满信心。四十年来,我一直在室内外进行攀岩运动;不过由于即将和朋友们前往希腊享受阳光下的运动攀岩之旅,我觉得有必要温习一下相关技巧。结果证明这个决定再正确不过了!!我学到了很多东西;更重要的是,我明白了为什么自己那些老旧的习惯或许已不再适用,也不再符合现代的最佳操作规范。简而言之,有人以极其友善、体贴且耐心的方式提醒我:该如何打“8字结”来替代我以前常用的平结;如何在做顶绳保护或领攀时自信地使用Grigri进行保护;以及如何在运动攀岩中安全地进行绳结穿挂操作。此外,我还试着担任领攀者(已经好几年没这么做过了),总体来说,我对自己的绳索操作技巧更有信心了。在参加课程之前,状态好的时候我最多能完成6b级别的路线,但攀岩所涉及的远不止个人的体能水平。现在我觉得自己能更好地协助其他攀岩者,能安全地为任何人保护,还能在顶绳攀岩时承担更多的保护责任。无论你是初学者——迈克绝对是最适合请教的导师,这样你从一开始就不会养成任何不良习惯!——还是像我这样攀岩多年却未能跟上最佳实践的人,我都极力推荐Rock and Moor。