The Climbing Company

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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.

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All Environments Rock Snow
All Skill-Levels Advanced Intermediate Beginner

  • Top-Rope Anchors and Abseiling

    Perfect for beginners and parents

    This two-day course is aimed at people wanting to learn how to set up their own top-rope anchors to climb safely in the outdoors.

    What are the aims of this course?

    The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive set of skills that you can use to set up your own top-rope climbs in the outdoors. These skills include:

    • Anchors. You need the ability to set safe anchors at the top of the cliff, capable of holding a fall.
    • Abseiling. To get down safely, you can either walk (which is how you got up there) or you can abseil. We will learn the latter… with a prusik backup.
    • Belaying and Lowering. You need to know how to safely belay a climber as they ascend the cliff (it’s not just as simple as holding the rope), and you need to know how to safely lower them to the ground after they have finished climbing.
    • Rope Management. As well as tying a Figure-8 for the climber and threading the belay device to belay with, you need to know how to manage the excess rope on the ground and how to care for the rope
    • Safety. You need to know how to create a safe climbing environment by recognising and mitigating the dangers of climbing, by wearing a helmet, using redundant anchors and ensuring your own safety by securing yourself while you build and dismantle the anchors.
    Top-Rope Anchors and Abseiling
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  • Indoor Learn-To-Lead

    Mastering belay from first principles

    This 6-hour course, spread over two sessions, is for people who want to learn lead-climbing and belaying in a comprehensive, principles-first way.

    Aim Of This Course:

    The aim of this course is to break down the lead-climbing and belaying process into small chunks and practice each separately, spending the second session putting it all together and practising/tweaking your technique to ensure the entire process is smooth and confident.

    Indoor Learn-To-Lead
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  • Alpine Course 1

    Your gateway to the alpine world

    Master the essential skills for safe alpine travel: snow techniques, self-arrest, basic anchors, and risk assessment. Perfect for those venturing into alpine terrain for the first time.

    What Will We Learn?

    Essential Knots and Ropework

    • Fisherman’s and Double Fisherman’s
    • Italian hitch
    • Clove hitch
    • Prusik knot
    • Figure of eight
    • Tape knot
      Snow Travel Techniques
    • Step kicking
    • Duck foot technique
    • Crossover step
    • Rest step
    • Plunge step
    • Descending techniques
      Safety Skills
    • Self-arrest without equipment
    • Head-up and head-down positions
    • Ice axe techniques
    • Safe travel principles
    • Group management
      Anchor Systems
    • T-Trench snow anchors
    • H anchors
    • Deadman anchors
    • Snow bollards
    • Belaying on snow
    • Basic abseiling systems
      Risk Assessment
    • Human factors
    • Terrain evaluation
    • Weather considerations
    • Group decision making
    Alpine Course 1
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  • Survival Camping under Snow

    Sleep snug in the snow

    Learn the art of winter survival by building your own snow shelter and spending a night in the winter wilderness. Master essential skills for safe and comfortable winter camping.

    What Will We Learn?

    Snow Shelter Construction

    • Site selection and assessment
    • Different shelter types and their uses
    • Snow pit and cave construction
    • Quinzee building techniques
    • Ventilation system creation
    • Managing temperature and moisture
      Essential Winter Skills
    • Reading snow conditions
    • Weather interpretation
    • Temperature management
    • Staying dry in snow conditions
    • Navigation in winter terrain
    • Night time operations
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