One of the superb Xtreme options on the Xtreme Thailand Experience or the Koh Tao Adventure is the Rock Climbing Course. For those a bit daunted by hanging off a cliff perched high above the gulf of Thailand, don´t discount this option. It is alot of fun and you will be amazed by how easy it is to pick up. We often tell our clients that the best travel experiences you can have come from a sense of achievement of doing something great. Something you can not do at home, and there are few better examples than this.
With superb instruction from our highly experiences western instructors you will be scrambling up a shear rock face in no time and bragging to your mates back home about your new spider man skills.
The view from the top is not half bad either! Quite a few people do pick this option, and many get the bug after they try it and upgrade to a full rock climbing course. So you never know, what hidden passion you might discover on your Xtreme Gap Year trip.
So what is covered on the beginner rock climbing course?
- a pre-trip training session and
- a full day of field experience.
- a guided session to improve you basic climbing techniques and ability
After doing this climbing course you will be able to completing the course, you will safely be able to climb on existing equipment with a partner anywhere in the world.
Knowledge and Skills covered:
- Rock types
- Equipment types and use
- Types of climbing
- Climbing commands
- Knots
- Belaying
- Basic climbing techniques
- Abseiling/ Rappelling
- Self anchor
The following pictures below are from Sam, an Xtreme Gapper doing is rock climbing master in 2012.
