Climb - Wales Weekend

6-8 September 2024

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We love Wales - and the climbing is great 

This is a new project for us - when we think new venues we tend to go north but this time we’ve decided to investigate the rumors of the many super accessible crags in the North Wales area.

We have a full recce to check the venues and campsites booked in the diary for April with the trip scheduled in September. 

Beautiful surroundings 

North Wales - I could insert some wafffle here about steeply sloping mointains of rock and the crashing of waves. If you’re not already aware the Wales is stunning - I recomend Googling it

Ideal for people confident they enjoy climbing 

You don't need to own or have any previous skills but having tried climbing perhaps indoors first is ideal 

Improve your climbing

With a high instructor to client ratio, there are lots of opportunities to get some coaching and improve your technique

Climbing great for

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Space and calm needs

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 Those with an assistance dog

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Rock Climbing in the Wales 

Great fun with like-minded adventurers 

We're centring around two different crag areas over the weekend with a campsite with good facilities bringing it all together. 

Plans have yet to be finailsed and the pictures are from our Lakes Venues 

Day 1
Day 2


Push your climbing boundaries

in a supportive and adaptive environment

We love taking people further - perhaps you climb weekly indoors, or have tried it at another event or perhaps you haven't realised that rock climbing is open to you.  

Come join us to meet people of a similar mindset and learn about some of the techniques and equipment that can take you further in your climbing. 

Camp and Chill Nights 

Friendly campsite for relaxed down time 

We have a great campsite lined up for the nights.


With accessible toilets and showers, use of our camping equipment and a group evening meal, staying over really makes the experience for many.

If you live close by or if indoor accommodation is your preference that's no problem we’ve priced the camping out separately.

Fantastic food 

Fuel for fun 

Whether you are camping with us or not we provide a fantastic packed lunch so you can travel light and have one less logistic to manage. 

We supply the evening and breakfast meals during your 2 days so you can travel light and can focus on yourself.  

Venue 1: Ingleton 16 June 2023

Indoor and Outdoor faculties in the same place

We start the long weekend here.

Ingleton has a small, friendly indoor wall with good access and importantly good setups for alternative climbing systems. 

We're not here to climb indoors though so after a morning visit checking systems and trying out some techniques its time to get outdoors. 

Ingleton also has an outdoor venue a short walk from the climbing wall where it's level all the way to the bottom of the climbs. This is where we will spend the rest of the day. 

The great thing about organising a first day like this is by the time we hit the crag we know exactly what adaptive systems work for you and your climbing team. This means minimal faffing at the venue and no wasted set-up time rigging things we don't need: which means more climbing and less waiting. 

The Ingleton day is ideal for those who may require an adaptive rope system to enable their climbing or for those who have never climbed before: to learn the basics ahead of the next day. 

Those with mobility needs should join us on this day even if you have climbed indoors extensively as outdoor climbing requires alternative adaptions to adjust to the different ways the climbs are protected. 


Venue 2: Head End Quarry 17 June 2023

Classic Graded Rock for all to enjoy 

This is the day that everyone crosses over; those who have done the introduction stuff the day before and those looking to brush up on their skills before a higher and more challenging climbing day in Borrowdale. 

A great mixing pot of alike people all here for the climbing. 

Head end quarry is a unique venue in that its nearly flat access and a safe comfortable staging area for everyone. 

Good anchors above and good stances below make this a uniquely accessible and approachable crag for almost anyone. More importantly, we should say this is a “climbers' crag”: the routes are of such quality that people choose to climb here because it's a good place to climb. 

Spend the day and let's bash out some routes. 

Venue 3: Borrowdale 18 June 2023

Big routes and multi pitch

This is our bigger routes day a chance for our clients who want to push the challenge level a bit further.  You’ll be higher on more sustained routes and somewhat more committed. 

We’ll have two things going on: Big top rope routes on Brown Slabs and a supported multi-pitch climb on the face.  

Multi-pitch climbing for those that don't know is the climbing approach taken when a route is too long to climb in one go. You need to stop climbing and bring your belayer to a middle stance and then continue. It's high and exposed and why we need to spend the day before getting ready for you to take an active roll in the assent (with support) 

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Making Climbing Inclusive 

How we adapt climbing to your needs 

We can't list everything here but below is a summary of our top enablement tools.

Progress capture 

We can adjust the belay system to capture any progress you make so if you gain a centimetre you get to keep that progress. 

Effective weight reduction

We can adjust the rope systems so that a proportion of your weight is taken off your hands and feet so you require less power to ascend

Alternative harnesses 

We have comfy padded standard climbing harnesses, as well as full-body harnesses, seated harnesses and sling-type harnesses. 

Alongside support 

We can send another climber alongside to help with positioning or understanding transitions. 

Radio headsets

We can talk you through the position of holds and get in the right position straight to headphones or via bluetooth to your hearing aid. This is great for enabling visually impaired people, those who need to focus on a single voice as well as those who would struggle to hear instructions 

No fiddle links 

We have key lock carabiners for those who may fiddle or try and undo equipment 

Back Roping 

We can attach a second rope to your back to aid in orientating your body to the rock. We can also use a backdrop to deliver someone with a consciousness-limiting or seizure-causing condition very quickly to the ground.

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Stern of the boat showing access gate in back
Cockpit of boat showing u shaped seating and large central wheel
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Cockpit of boat showing u shaped seating and large central wheel
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Making Camping Inclusive 

How we adapt camp to your needs 

We can't list everything here but below is a summary of our top enablement tools.

Loos during the day 

Those who can't just pop to a bush rest assured we have a collapsible, portable rails and privacy tent. 

Loos in the evening 

There are two standard accessible showers and one accessible loo at the campsite

Tipi tents

We have big lightweight tipi tents they allow chair users to wheel inside and have loads of head room and manoeuvring space to get positioned right 

Raised beds or floor sleeping 

We can sleep on a raised bed facilitating easy transfers or floor sleeping. For floor sleeping, we have tiered transfer stools to aid the changing of heights. Inflatable mats and an extra large inflatable mat for people with back problems. 

Raised cooking and fires

We have tables for the stoves to enable people to reach and take part in the cooking. 

North Lakes Climbing Weekend

Dates and Costs 

2 days climbing, 2 Nights Camping, Equipment instruction and Meals 
£361

We can facilitate 2 nights (friday and saturday) of supported camping: fees, equipment and meals at £62pp for non participant carers 

Campsite and Meeting place: TBC (North Wales) 

Arrivals : 6 September Evening 2024

Depart: 4 pm  8th September from Climbing Venue

What is included?

Lunches every climbing day

All technical equipment

British qualified climbing instructors

Dinner and breakfast for campers

Camping equipment for campers 

What do we actually do

  • Teach and refresh the basics of climbing safety 

  • Belay each other 

  • Do lots of climbing 

  • Help you improve your climbing with some coaching 

  • If the weather's poor we will go inside for some of the time 

  • Go for a pint 

  • Have a laugh as a friendly welcoming group of like minded people 

North Lakes Climbing Accessibility Statement

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    Suitable for people able to navigate short stretches of rough ground unaided and longer walks with assistance

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    Come with an adventure buddy

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    Arrange an Anyone Can volunteer guide

    Aassistance is available for support on and off the rock

    We can climb along side to assist or meet at the top of a climb to facilitate lowering

    We can supply headsets and radios to allow clear calm communication to guide you .

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Cognition

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Suitable for those able to self manage without dedicated support or with a dedicated carer (who could drive between sites)

Participants should be capable of understanding and acting appropriately around stoves, and unfenced edges without constant supervision 

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Come with an adventure buddy

We can climb along side to assist or meet at the top of a climb to facilitate lowering

We can support with well-paced briefings and practices

We can supply headsets and radios to allow clear calm communication to guide you

We will help with meals, reminding about medications etc 

Day 3 -  18 June 

Multi-pitch climbing can be stressful and very stimulating. There is limited scope to change your mind on the climb 

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    Regular transfers are required on most days. To put on harnesses. 

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    This trip is possible for an adventurous wheelchair user who can self-transfer and bum shuffle

    The campsite has standard accessible facilities

    You can access the bottom of the climbs with a wheeled mobility aid with standard sized manual wheels

    We have a portable toilet and privacy tent with portable handrails we can bring to the climbing site

    We have adaptive harnesses, grip aids, and effort reduction pullys

    We can climb alongside, reduce your effective weight and assist your balance with a tail rope

    Day 3 -  18 June 

    Day 3 requires the ability to stand and balance independently.

    Involves and steep climb, stile and traverse of 500m rough boulders

    Climbers will need the ability to maintain a good abseiling stance in descent 

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Auditory 

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Suitable for people with most auditory impairments that do not require signing to communicate 

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Come with an adventure buddy

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Arrange an Anyone Can volunteer guide

We have radios and Tloop transmission units to aid hearing when seperated in differing boats 

A BSL assistant instructor is occasionally available

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