Advice prior to doing CS38/39.

[jfc]

Hi,

I am booked into my CS38/39 courses in mid-feb, any advice about how to prepare prior to the course would be great. I've already started doing pull-ups/press-ups:huh and trying to get a bit fitter.

Thanks.

[Jack.J]

Hi Jfc,

 

Welcome to the forum

Fitness and strength are good to have but most of it is technique, If you already own climbing kit or have access to it get out and practice as much as possible. Do a search on here too as this question has been asked a few times so there will be good advice there also. Try other sources like books/ youtube or if you know any competent climbers try and get out with them. Maybe even spend 30 min one night browsing the Fr Jones site and have a look at different types of gear and what they do.

 

Hope this helps dude

[jfc]

Thanks Jack.

I don't know of anyone nearby to show me the ropes! I have the Jeff Jepson tree climbing book. I have rock climbing gear (and 20yrs experience using it) so could set that up on a tree, but I'm not sure what set up is likely to be taught in my assessment.

jan.

[RichieR]

Where do you live

[tree man69]

dont for get your cs41 if your get round to it

[Craig.]

Hi jfc, here's the assessment schedules to have a read through, I`m guessing there still current, event though the course numbers have changed, the is plenty of trainers/assessors on here to put you right if not.

http://www.nptc.org.uk/assets/documents/c6eb811f4dcb4ca68194d5ee8d98246f.pdf

http://www.nptc.org.uk/assets/documents/aec9ca196e7849fa990cd7f22e0d36a7.pdf

To help you on your course, learn basic knots, show in you tree climbers companion book, or on here at the top, prussic, bowline, blakes hitch, fishersmans, etc so you are confident to tying them, so not to waste time on your course doing knots.

[jfc]

I live near Dundee.

[RichieR]

A bit far for you to travel . I was gonna say I would show you what you gonna do on the course as I only just done mine. Pm me if I can be of any help ok

[jfc]

Craig, Thanks for the NPTC docs. I will dig out a bit of rope for practising some knots.

[jfc]

Thanks richie.