Indoor rock climbing for beginners in Edinburgh

Join Paul, a UIMLA-certified mountain leader and a qualified rock climbing instructor for a fantastic training session in an indoor climbing gym! Perfect for beginners looking for an introduction into the sport!

Private

1 Day

All year

Intermediate

Beginner

Highlights

Great introduction to the exhilirating sport of rock climbing
Climb in an indoor gym with an expert instructor to learn important techniques
All you need for your first session is a willingness to learn and basic fitness

Description

If you’re an aspiring climber looking for an initiation into the sport, join me for a private session in a fabulous indoor climbing gym! This is a great opportunity to practice the fundamental skills and techniques you will need during all your future climbing adventures.

The advantage to training in an indoor gym are the variety of routes of varying difficulty levels with color coded holds. As the difficulty increases, the holds become smaller and the moves more complicated, requiring more strength and advanced skills. By climbing in a gym, you are easily able to track your progress as you push yourself up more challenging routes and then observe as once-challenging routes become easier over time. The routes in climbing gyms are regularly re-set, allowing for infinite variety and new experiences. Climbing in a gym is completely safe, as climbers wear a harness attached to a rope at the top of the wall and are belayed up the wall.

Climbing indoors is a great initiation into this exhilarating sport, and there are numerous advantages to training in an indoor gym with a knowledgeable instructor such as myself. As with any sport, building the skills, strength, and techniques comes over time with dedication and practice. Not only can training with a instructor make the sport less intimidating for beginners, it will ensure that you learn the proper climbing skills so that you don’t develop incorrect techniques and bad habits that you will later have to correct.

All you need to begin is a willingness to try something new and a sense of adventure, along with a minimal fitness level and some basic equipment that may be rented at the gym.

Book now for a fabulous introduction to climbing – not only will you love the exhilarating feeling of reaching the top of a wall, but with my expert guidance, you will develop the skills and techniques you need to take to gorgeous outdoor walls!

Price includes

Guiding fee

Meeting point

Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Alien Rock, or Alien 2 in Edinburgh

About the guide

Paul

Mountain Leader

Over the years, I have dabbled in a wide range of professional endeavors ranging from the financial services sector to brewing beer. Trial and error eventually led me to hill walking, where I discovered my love of the outdoors and thus began my mountain guiding career.

While I would describe myself as a mountaineer at heart, I have always found it difficult to choose any one outdoor activity. Each offers a unique experience and the possibility for a perfect day given the right people, conditions and location.

I am a self-professed "eternal student" who is passionate about constant personal and professional growth. My curiosity has led me to acquire a number of outdoor qualifications across multiple disciplines. It also drives my desire to travel far and wide on a regular basis.

Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to visit Norway, India, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco and Nepal, though I must admit the Alps will always hold a special place in my heart. At home, I put my love of learning to good use as an advocate for outdoor education initiatives in Scotland.

I look forward to learning alongside you on your upcoming adventure!

Languages

English

Certificates

BAIML | UIMLA

What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

Valeriya

You’re simply the best!!! :))) Explore-Share made everything easy and stress-free. Will definitely use again.

Joshua

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

Cami

Patrick was a great guide. He took us on an intermediate Via Ferrata at Passo Sella. Renato was quick to respond with any outreach on the Explore-Share platform. The booking process was straightforward, and once Patrick was confirmed, all went well. It was a wonderful experience, and I’d highly recommend the platform.

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