<h2>Training and skills</h2><p>Get top tips, skills and training techniques from these pages. </p>
The Climber's Coach - Warming up Part 1
Gareth Parry's tips on Warming up part 1
How to Prusik
Learn this one technique and you’ll have a means of escape and self-rescue.
Starting Out: Your first trad lead climb on rock
Are you ready for your first trad lead outdoors? Libby Peter gives tips and guidance on making that first lead.
How to Climb on Gritstone
Climbers flock from far and wide to sample British grit, but what is gritstone, where is it and how best to climb it.
Knots and Hitches for Climbing
A few useful knots and hitches for use in climbing.
15 Training Tips for Beginners
Neil Gresham look at how to get into training if you are new to climbing.
Sport Climbing Skills Part 1
We go sport climbing and turn our attention to the unglamorous but essential techniques of clipping, belaying and falling...
Steve McClure's Coaching Tips
There are few who would dispute Steve McClure’s reputation as Britain’s most accomplished sport climber
20 climbing training tips
20 Climbing Training Tips by Andy McCue
Rock Essentials: Rock Types - Dolerite
We don’t have tons of dolerite in this country but the chunks we do climb on give memorable excursions... By Libby Peter