by Osik » Mon 16 Sep, 2019 4:45 pm
Hi Tanya, agree with what’s been said above, but just want to add that I think the way of getting the most out of any course is to already have some basic skills. Ie. Do a day or two with someone who knows what their doing ie, Gary or Allie, then practice the skills with a partner/s, then do a longer course, then practice again...etc.
In addition to learning some basic climbing skills some of Tassie’s local caving clubs would also be an excellent place to start learning some useful rope skills while getting into some pretty interesting places! Speaking as a climber, from your description of the skills that you’re hoping to acquire it sounds like basic rope competency & getting comfortable with exposure is more important than technical climbing skills so caving will definitely help with that too!