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Individual climbing
Induction assessments
Climbing inductions are for those aged 18+ and are an assessment of your competency to climb unsupervised. Please review the criteria below used in the assessments.
If you are not confident in your ability to pass the climbing induction assessment, please take the time to gain further confidence and experience before undertaking the induction assessment, or book into an adult pay and play course session to climb supervised by instructors in order to gain the confidence and experience.
Please see details of how to pre book your sessions below.
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Adult climbing Induction Assessment
- Harness: To be competent to fit a climbing harness safely.
- Tying in to harnesses: To be competent to tie into a climbing harness correctly using either a rethreaded figure of eight with a minimum 10cm tail or a bowline (Single or double)
- Belaying: To be able to lower and secure a falling climber safely using a belay device for the correct rope diameter and length.
- Top roping: To be competent in the skills required for top roping and the ability to check their climbing partner has fitted their harness correctly and tied in correctly.
- Lead climbing: Can clip the rope into all protection points correctly and to ensure their equipment is suitable, in particular the rope is in good condition and long enough for the intended routes.
- Lead Belaying: To be competent in the skills required to ‘Lead Belay’ and understand the increased risk of injury to the climber with incorrect belaying practices.
- Autobelay: To be competent in attaching the Autobelay to a climbing harness, understand to stay underneath the device when climbing (Identified to Line), and ensure awareness to stay out of landing zones, ensuring landing zones are clear before descending.
- To have had sufficient opportunity to read the ‘Acknowledgement of Risk Document’ document, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms.
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Pre booking
You must pre book your sessions and inductions online or via the Sport Blackpool mobile App on Android and Apple devices.
You must hold a leisure card or membership to be able to book these. You can sign up for your leisure card Online or Book a tour appointment with a membership advisor. Climbing sessions are included on the health and fitness membership, however inductions are chargeable.
When booking for the climbing wall, please ensure that your belay partner also books their own slot at the same time and is from the same household or support bubble. Unless exempt, please wear a face covering except whilst exercising.
Climbing guests
If registered climbers wish to bring guests aged from 5yrs+ into the climbing or bouldering walls, we have now opened up a limited number of guest slots in each session. A registered climber must have passed the centre induction for the chosen area booked.
In order to bring up to two novice guests to either the main climbing wall, or the bouldering wall, you should complete the relevant novice guest form. Before you complete the form, your guests will need to have a leisure card or membership sign up Online or Book a tour appointment with a membership advisor.
When you have submitted the relevant guest form, we will then confirm once each guest has the relevant permission to climb with you added to their leisure card or membership. Guests will only be able to book a slot once their permission has been added. When booking, please ensure that guests book their own slot at the same time as the registered climber.
Due to current local lockdown restrictions, guests are currently only allowed if they are from the same household or support bubble as the lead climber.
Children aged 5 years to 17 years: Must always be supervised by a registered climbing adult aged 18 years or over.
Adults 18 years or over: Non registered adults must always be supervised by the registered adult aged 18 years or over.
Arrival
On arrival please follow the below guides to ensure safety for yourself and others:
- Check in at reception for your session no earlier than 10 minutes before your booked time.
- Wait outside away from the reception queue or in your car if you cannot avoid arriving earlier than this.
- Use hand sanitiser before and after your activity (located in reception and also at the climbing wall).
- Come workout ready and limit the need to use the bag drop zone.
- Follow the guidance on display regarding social distancing in the climbing areas.
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