elevate your skills

Develop your capability & empower your adventures with specialty skills courses

The Climbing Company (formerly Melbourne Climbing School) has courses designed to teach safety skills to all levels, from absolute beginner to advanced rescue skills and these courses are suitable for both professionals and enthusiasts.

  • Single Pitch Trad

    Learn to use pro like a pro

    This is a two-day course designed to teach existing lead climbers how to use trad gear safely and effectively. We practice placing nuts, cams and other equipment to secure our system to the rock.


    What will we learn?

    On this course you will learn to:

    • Adjust belay habits to suit traditional rock climbing
    • Prepare your gear prior to leaving the ground ready for safe, efficient climbing
    • Identify the best type of gear for a particular rock feature
    • Build multi-point EARNEST anchor systems using trad gear and your rope
    • Return at the end of your session without leaving any of your equipment behind
    • Recognise the most common trad climbing mistakes and easy methods to mitigate them
  • Top-Rope Solo

    Climb alone, climb smart

    Learn the complex art of top-rope soloing with expert Andy King. This two-day course covers equipment, setup, safety systems, and risk management for competent single-pitch trad leaders ready to climb independently.


    What Will We Learn?

    Equipment and Systems

    • Specialised gear selection (rope, pulleys, lanyards, backup devices)
    • Rope management systems
    • Equipment setup and inspection
    • Personal anchor systems
    • Backup device configuration
      Safety Protocols
    • Risk assessment and hazard identification
    • System redundancy principles
    • Equipment failure scenarios
    • Environmental considerations
    • Emergency protocols when climbing alone
      Practical Techniques
    • Rope feeding and management
    • Transition techniques
    • Redirect systems
    • Getting started and finishing routes
    • Troubleshooting common issues
      Advanced Applications
    • Route selection criteria
    • Training applications
    • Efficiency improvements
    • System modifications for different scenarios
  • Backcountry Ski Course 1

    Beyond the boundaries

    Learn to explore the backcountry safely with essential skills in avalanche awareness, route selection, and uphill travel. Perfect for resort skiers ready to venture into unpatrolled terrain.


    What Will We Learn?

    Essential Skills

    • Gear selection and preparation
    • Equipment familiarity and maintenance
    • Uphill travel techniques with skins
    • Basic avalanche safety
      Movement Techniques
    • Skinning fundamentals
    • Kick turns on moderate terrain
    • Trail breaking techniques
    • Efficient uphill movement
    • Basic ski touring techniques
      Safety and Assessment
    • Introduction to avalanche awareness
    • Basic terrain assessment
    • Weather interpretation
    • Group management
    • Using safety equipment (transceiver, probe, shovel)
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