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| Next Courses | Dates | Price | Status | |
| 5-Day Introductory | 2017 dates TBA | $1285 | OPEN | |
| 5-Day Intermediate | 2017 dates TBA | $1285 | OPEN |
The price includes:
- All meals from first day breakfast to departure day lunch.
- Accommodation from the night before the course starts to the night before the course ends.
- Use of specialist gear and equipment.
- Transport to and from activity sites once at Hillary Outdoors Tongariro
- 2 or 5 days instruction
Climbing on outdoor crags is the ultimate experience for adventure, challenge, views and fresh air often without much walking. Our courses are for those who have been restricted to indoor walls with stale air. They are for the adventurous where planning and strategy is important. For learning technical skills and the significance of applying good principles in all they do. They are for those who want to climb harder and higher and those who want to soak in the atmosphere at the top of a warm crag.
The North Island sports many classic climbing areas and some of the best are within a short drive of our Tongariro centre. We have quick access to a variety of volcanic and limestone rock at iconic places like Whanganui Bay, Tongariro National Park, Kawakawa Bay, Wharepapa and Te Kuiti.
Our instructors are full-time professionals with NZ Outdoor Instructor Association qualifications. With a 1:4 ratio, the climbing will be enjoyable and challenging, no matter what your level.
Escape urban life. Free climb for a free mind.
We offer three courses: introductory 2-day and 5-day; intermediate 5-day.
Location
Hillary Outdoors and central North Island crags
2-day Introductory
Programme Overview
This course is designed for people who have limited rock climbing experience, or have never climbed before, who wish to develop safe modern climbing practises. You will learn the fundamentals of rock climbing and take away the skills to independently enjoy this highly rewarding sport.
Content
- The ability to tie climbing knots and an understanding of when/where to use them
- Knowledge of equipment, use and properties
- Safe and effective belay techniques
- Climbing techniques and styles
- Basic anchor building principles
- Abseiling independently utilising self-protection systems
- Identify and minimising the risk
- Climbing
5-day Introductory
Programme Overview
This course is similar to the 2-day intro with more time to reinforce good principles and learn some more technical skills enabling the climber to lead safely on rock, outdoors.
Content
- The ability to tie climbing knots and an understanding of when/where to use them
- Knowledge of equipment, use and properties
- Safe and effective belay techniques
- Climbing techniques and styles
- Anchor building principles
- Lead climbing on bolted routes
- Abseiling independently utilising self-protection systems
- Identify and minimising the risk
- Climbing
5-day Intermediate
Here we look at more technical aspects of climbing to enable the climber to lead on bolts and placed gear following ‘good practice’ principles. Previous to this course, students should have had at least 15 days personal climbing outside and have a working knowledge of rock equipment and systems.
Technical:
- Learn to lead on sport routes (bolts, chains)
- Learn to place a variety of traditional protection (wires, stoppers, hexes, camming devices)
- Leading on traditional routes using natural protection
Personal:
- Ability to select suitable climbs for your ability and experience base
- More advanced climbing techniques and styles
- Understanding the mental game that is rock climbing
- Effective training techniques for advanced climbing grades
Safety:
- Utilising your equipment and newly learnt skills to assist a climbing partner in trouble, by either raising them to you or lowering them to the ground
- Be able to identify and then apply correct procedures for minimising the risk whilst climbing