The Peak Climbing School
The Peak Climbing School
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Peak Climbing School is a locally run business which provides rock climbing and mountaineering courses and activity days for all abilities. We specialise in these disciplines and have years of climbing and instructing experience. Based next to The Peak District national park our aim is to provide safe, professionally run climbing activities at renowned UK climbing venues.
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Mike C
1 contribution
Aug 2020
My girlfriend and I had an awesome, action-packed adventure climbing The Roaches with Nick who made us feel confident, calm and collected at all times (despite my fear of heights!). Nick's knowledge and climbing experience allowed us to feel at ease as first time climbers and he was very patient and encouraging as we tackled the higher and more challenging climbs. He was also able to tell us about the local area, the myths and legends which surround The Roaches and recommend other local places of interest to make our stay in the Peaks fab! It was definitely the highlight of our trip and we'll certainly be back for more. Highly recommended - miss it and miss out!
Written 31 August 2020
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Sara L
Dorset, UK12 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
My two sons have recently had three full days’ climbing with the Peak Climbing School and they loved every minute! They had two days in the Roaches in the Peak District and a day in North Wales. Both instructors were absolutely fantastic - knowledgeable and professional as well as fun. They ascertained what my sons already knew and what experience they had had previously and took it from there ensuring they progressed in knowledge and ability. They also checked after day one that my boys had remembered what had been taught the day before (which they had). They stretched and challenged the boys perfectly and actually managed to wear them both out each day (quite an accomplishment on the instructors parts!). There was clear progression over the days with the boys doing more. After day 1 I asked for recommendations and Matt went above and beyond finding out what I had asked about. The day in Wales took them up a huge climb and near the top there was a thunderstorm. While I was somewhat panicking at ground level, Stuart had seen the storm coming (he knows about weather as well) and had got them to a cave to wait out the storm - his knowledge of the climbing area was also superb. Both my boys are now very keen to do more climbing. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending The Peak Climbing School and we would definitely book again when in their area(s). Huge thanks to Matt and Stuart for three awesome days’ climbing for my sons.
Written 17 August 2020
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Emily W
6 contributions
Jul 2020
We were quite apprehensive about outdoor bouldering as it was a new experience for us, but thanks to Nick and the team, we felt right at ease and had such a fun day on the bouldering course. No matter what level you are at, you can get something from this course - we would recommend it to anyone! We were given great feedback about our climbing technique and tips to improve our skills. Definitely a 10/10 experience, we are converted to outdoor bouldering and can't wait to introduce our friends to it!
Written 5 July 2020
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Roba282983
6 contributions
Jul 2020 • Friends
We both attended a two day rope work/ pre-Mont Blanc prep course.
Both days honestly exceeded our expectations, our instructor Mike tailored the days perfectly to suit our needs. His professionalism, knowledge and instruction methods has positively put us in good stead for our future climbing goals. We both walked away with skills and techniques that will help keep us safe in the mountains so we’d both like to say a big thanks to Mike and the team at the Peak climbing school.
I couldn’t recommend them enough.
Both days honestly exceeded our expectations, our instructor Mike tailored the days perfectly to suit our needs. His professionalism, knowledge and instruction methods has positively put us in good stead for our future climbing goals. We both walked away with skills and techniques that will help keep us safe in the mountains so we’d both like to say a big thanks to Mike and the team at the Peak climbing school.
I couldn’t recommend them enough.
Written 25 July 2020
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Luke Colgan
1 contribution
Aug 2020
First time climbing outdoors and was skeptical at start. Done the introduction into outdoors climbing course with 2 other people that booked in( very nice people). We had Nick take our course, first off a really great bloke, in the right job and can really tell he loves what he does and does it for the enjoyment of watching other people grow. He was a very good teacher and was able to tailor certain things for everyone so that everyone could get a understanding of what we was doing at any given time. Very down to earth person aswell and had great conversations with throughout the whole day. A great day teaching how to start climbing outdoors by yourself aswell, so that you can take the knowledge from the course and go straight into the world of climbing and try it yourself, like I said I had never climbed outside before but after today can ensure you that I will be getting out as much as I can from now on. In all honesty the course was more than expected and easily worth the money. I left feeling an absolute satisfaction and beyond happy with what I had learnt throughout the day. Will definitely be going back for other courses in the future and highly recommend to anyone of all ages if you're looking to maybe start or even further develop your climbing skills. Birthday well spent :)
Written 9 August 2020
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Sara L
Dorset, UK12 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
Absolutely fantastic climbing school. This has been my sons’ 4th experience with this climbing school and they have loved each one! We have another one booked for later in the year. I am a nervous mum but the experience and knowledge as well as professionalism of the instructors mean my boys are in safe hands. Another thing I love about the school is that the instructor quickly gets to know the climbers and teaches accordingly - my sons want to be pushed (within their limits) and are keen to progress and gain experience to their ability level which is exactly what they get with these guys. My boys have been taught well and inspired and have planned a summer around climbing. I feel more relaxed allowing them to go climbing independently following their courses with the fantastic Peak Climbing School. Not only are the instructors great during the course - they are happy for you to email with any climbing queries. I would highly highly recommend this school for all levels of climbing. Thank you for another amazing few days Stuart! See you soon!
Written 4 June 2021
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Rich H
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Family
Really good starter family climbing day combining weaselling and roped climbing with the excellent, friendly and encouraging Matty. Kids (10 & 12 yrs) loved it as did us parents. Would highly recommend.
Written 23 August 2021
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Sarah
Stone, UK4 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We had a family group session with children aged from 7 to 13 years. The kids loved the warm up (the floor is lava), moving swiftly on to bouldering. Ropes climbs followed after lunch and we finished with an abseil. It was a bit hot for us all (peak heatwave even in Staffordshire Moorlands) but Stu created a bespoke day out for us all even with the sun 🔆🥵 and the ice-cream van was waiting for us when we finished.
Written 16 August 2022
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JosieH
London174 contributions
May 2021 • Friends
Fantastic half day family climbing session at The Roaches. Matt, our instructor, was brilliant, giving us loads of encouragement as well as challenging us to push ourselves. Excellent value for money and we all loved it, the scenery was breathtaking!
Written 1 June 2021
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Matt R
39 contributions
May 2021
Completed the Top rope setup workshop with these guys and everything from start to finish was first class.
Excellent communication prior to the course and welcoming, friendly staff on the day. The instructor Phill is very knowledgeable and tailored the course to suit our experience and needs. On the whole a great day leaning new skills and will definitely be back on a future course
Excellent communication prior to the course and welcoming, friendly staff on the day. The instructor Phill is very knowledgeable and tailored the course to suit our experience and needs. On the whole a great day leaning new skills and will definitely be back on a future course
Written 10 May 2021
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