Climbing Wall Courses

Students

• Join the climbing club and obtain your climbing licence, SAVE €6.30. As a climbing club member you can join in all the climbing club sessions, which are free.
• Students can climb at other times, please show your licence and book at reception, charge is €1.60

Members

• Book in for the competency test at the Sports Centre reception desk, charge €6.30.
• This test will examine you on how to put on a harness, tie a figure of 8, belay someone up and down the wall and to climb safely.
• The class will take approximately 1 hour and once you have passed the test you will be given your climbing licence card.
• This card will allow you to make bookings on the wall during open climb times. €1.60 Charge. See the noticeboard for available times.
• Lastly have fun and enjoy taking up this new and challenging sport!

Price List

Students/members

- Climbing wall use €1.60 per hour

- Climbing wall licence €6.30

Non members

Climbing wall use €10.50 per hour for an Adult & €5.30 for a child.

Climbing wall licence €17

Courses

Learn To Climb
Great place to start! Covering safety and basic indoor climbing technique, this class introduces climbers to safety practices, fundamental climbing knots, belay technique, climbing movement and basic climbing equipment and terms. Course includes belay certification; no experience necessary.

Intermediate Climbing  NEW!
Next steps in climbing! Course covers efficient climbing movement techniques, basic training principles for improving your climbing and will reinforce best safety practices for climbing and bouldering. Prerequisite: must have belay card or climbed before.

Lead Climbing
Take your climbing to another level!  This course is for those interested in improving skills, technique and introduces lead climbing. With an emphasis on safety, instruction of correct lead clipping techniques, lead belay techniques and catching lead falls. This is our most advanced climbing class.

Dates: Bookings taken from Monday 29th April

May 2013
Learn 2 Climb Courses
Monday 13th – Thursday 16th May, 6 – 8pm
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd May, 6 – 8pm
Monday 27th – Thursday 30th May, 6 – 8pm

Wednesday 15th May - Wednesday 5th June, 8 - 10pm (* 4 consecutive Wednesdays)

June 2013
Learn 2 Climb Courses
Monday 10th – Thursday 13th June, 6 – 8pm
Monday 17th – Thursday 20th June, 6 – 8pm
Monday 24th - Thursday 27th  June, 6 – 8pm

July 2013
Learn 2 Climb Courses
Monday 15th – Thursday 18th July, 6 – 8pm
Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th July, 6 – 8pm
Monday 29th – Thursday 1st Aug, 6 – 8pm
Intermediate Courses
Monday 1st – Thursday 4th July, 6 – 8pm
Monday 29th – Thursday 1st Aug, 6 – 8pm

August 20123
Lead Climbing Courses
Monday 12th – Thursday 15th August, 6 – 8pm
Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd August, 6 – 8pm

Open Climb 

Any climber with a valid TCD climbing licence may use the climbing wall, subject to availability.  A Trinity College Climbing licence must be produced to book on the wall.  The Sports Centre operates a “No Licence- No Climb” policy.
Cost:   Member: €1.60 per session                Non-Member: €10.50 per session