Climb - North Lakes Weekend
Monday 13 July - Wednesday 15 July 2026
Camping or Day visits
Explore the steep valleys and stunning climbs of the Dales
If you love climbing, a few days in the North Lakes has to be on your bucket list.
Beautiful surroundings
The Dales are uniquely and starkly beautiful
Ideal for people confident they enjoy climbing or who just want to try things out
We have a gentle introduction planned before hitting some harder sports on day 2
Improve your climbing
With a high instructor to client ratio, there are lots of opportunities to get some coaching and improve your technique
Climbing is great for people living with:
Limb Difference
Autism
Down's Syndrome
Visual impairment needs
Visual impairment and your own guide
Speech and communication needs
Space and calm needs
Older persons needs
Ballance and support needs
Sports Chair users
Manual Chair users
Use an electric wheelchair
Tourettes syndrome
Hearing needs
An assistance dog
Normally have full time support
Use a hoist to transfer
Chat to us if you:
Need to make arrangements for an assistance dog
Normally have full time support
Use an electric wheelchair
Are an essential chair user
Need head support
Primarily communicate using sign language
Use a hoist to transfer.
Rock Climbing Dales
Great fun with like-minded adventurers sampling some Northern rock
We're centring around two different crag areas over the weekend with two offerings: those with mobility impairments and those that are ambulant. We will overlap for the middle day to all climb together.
Day 1 Ingleton. An introduction to mobility adaptive techniques using both an indoor climbing wall and a local outdoor venue
Day 2 Witches quarry is an amazingly accessible crag you must park far enough back to avoid dropping stuff on the car. Very steep which makes for challenging climbs but also enables effective adaptions.
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.
Normally no groups and strict quiet times mean a great night's sleep to play out the next day.
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.
Venue 1: Ingleton
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.
Venue 2: Witches Quarry
Classic Graded Rock for all to enjoy
A lovely - often sumnny venue we can usually part directly inside.
Steeep and fun - we get started with the least of faff and chill out on the grass field bottom between climbs.
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.
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.
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 is a standard accessible shower 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 Accessibility Statement
Vision
Suitable for people able to navigate short stretches of rough ground unaided and longer walks with assistance
Or
Come with an adventure buddy
Or
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 .
Cognition
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
Or
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
Mobility
Regular transfers are required on most days. To put on harnesses.
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
Auditory
Suitable for people with most auditory impairments that do not require signing to communicate
Or
Come with an adventure buddy
Or
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
Dates and Costs
Meet: Ingleton Campsite Monday 13 July 2026 at 4pm
Depart Withces Quarry Near Ingleton Wednesday 15 July 2026 - 4pm
£338 per person camping
£174 per person days only
Care Supporters £63/£179 : Days/Camping
Family (4 people) £1753 Camping
Groups (6 people) £1961 Camping
What is included?
Delicious locally produced lunches
All technical equipment
British qualified climbing instructors
All needed camping equipment
All meals from arrival Dinner to deprture Lunch
2 lunches (days only)
Upgrade option for wooden pods and huts (enquire)
What do we actually do
Teach and refresh the basics of climbing safety
Belay each other
Lots of climbing
Help you improve your climbing with coaching
If the weather is poor we will go inside for some of the time
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