Outdoor Adventures: Climbing & Abseiling

Outdoor Adventures offers climbing & abseiling throughout Wales. It is an excellent activity that is great for your school activity residential in Wales. It also has great benefits for those looking for a team building exercise.

School Residential Activity:

Nothing boosts confidence and self-esteem in pupils quite like successfully climbing! This is especially true if you have a pupil who is afraid of heights, and battling these fears will provide the skills they need to overcome mental and physical struggles throughout life.

Climbing is a full body activity that incorporates every major muscle group and appendage. It also requires careful coordination, you will need to look at the route and then determine how to get their hands and feet onto the best holds

Because climbing is a full body activity, it’s a great way to enhance overall physical fitness. You will exercise their core, legs, arms, and even the tiny muscles in their hands. Endurance is also a big part of climbing, especially as you progress to longer and more technically difficult routes.

Climbing is as much of a mental challenge as it is a physical adventure.

When you climb your first rock wall, they may be overwhelmed by all of the ways they can make it to the top. As you climb more you will learn how to mentally map out the most efficient ways to navigate the holds. These problem solving and planning skills can easily transfer to everyday classroom life.

A rock face is an outdoor gym. It might be a little scary and intimidating at first, but with enough practice and coaching from our instructors you will be scaling walls while smiling in no time.

Team Building Activity:

Climbing is a massively effective team building exercise. It requires people in the group to communicate with each other, offer support and encouragement to the climber that might be having difficulty spotting the best route. It also develops trust in team members because among other things they are holding on to the safety rope! Climbing is a great way for candidates to improve their natural problem solving skills. Every climb, every ascent, is a new problem that must be addressed head on. How do I get from Point A to Point B without falling? What is the most efficient way to get to the top? As the team members climb, more and more advise and support will be spontaneously offered by the candidates who have already climbed that route. The success you feel when they have reached your goal is shared by the team, this shared experience promotes greater relationships both in the team and on a personal level. When people feel good about themselves, they tend to be more open with others, thus building team communication and confidence.

Fitness:

Basic, however if there are any issues please discuss this with us so that we can ensure the activity is fully inclusive.

Other Requirements:

None

Duration:

3.5 Hours approx.

 

Locations Where Climbing Is Available:

1. Conwy: North Wales Coast
2. Llanberis: Snowdonia National Park
3. Snowdon Ranger: Snowdonia National Park
4. Brecon Beacons
5. St Briavels: Forest Of Dean
6. Manorbier: Pembrokeshire
7. St Davids: Pembrokeshire

Available:

All year round

What We Provide:

• Helmet
• Harness
• All Technical Equipment

What You Will Need To Bring:

• Old Trainers Or Trekking Boots
• Waterproofs
• Warm Layer

Other activities available through Outdoor Adventures include the list below. However, please be aware that what is available at different locations may vary, very slightly. Check on the page of your chosen location to see what is available there, or simply Contact Us on the details below for full information or to organise your school activity programme:

Office Mobile: 07866 630123, E-Mail: office@proactive-adventure.com

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