Developing the IDS at Glenmore Lodge

For the last 2 days I've been working at Glenmore Lodge with the new members of the Instructor Development Scheme. As part of my role as the Lodge's climbing wall Technical Advisor I did a day of site specific training to make sure they are happy supervising the wind variety of climbers that may visit the wall, ensuring they can deal with any problems that arise and that they are happy making simple, day to day inspection of equipment and the fabric of the wall. On the second day I was running an MCofS FUNdamentals 1 for them looking at theories of long term participant development, warm ups for different types of climbers, the concepts of balance, weight shift and centre of mass and how they impact on us on off vertical and vertical surfaces and the use of hand and footholds- a top fun day with a chatty team!

Figuring problems and solutions out for themselves

Peter on a funky chimney problem

FUNdas 1 What are the fundamentals of climbing? 

 Warmups- tic tac toe 

 Human knot- a classic

 Designing exercises in agility, balance and co-ordination

 Fail!

 How do you get that to stick there Becky?

 Simon says

 Touch a hold

 Toss a beanbag

 David enjoying Peter's facial expressions?

 Ring a sling

 Centre of Mass or Centre of Gravity?

 Balls in armpits?

 The pendule rule

 Accuracy and precision but how do you carry it forwards into a wall context?

Know your holds