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Welcome to Roxcool

FOR ADVENTURES OF A LIFETIME

From your first climb to professional qualification, learn, explore, and grow with trusted mountaineering instructors.


Choose your adventure

Whether you’re learning, leading, or exploring, we’ll help you take the next step.

Become an Instructor

Earn nationally recognised qualifications and learn to lead others safely in the mountains.

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Learn to Climb

From first moves on rock to advanced techniques, discover the joy of climbing outdoors.

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Hill & Mountain Skills

Build confidence navigating, scrambling, and moving safely across every kind of terrain.

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Plan an Adventure

Create your own adventure: coasteering, ghyll scrambling, rock climbing, or guided mountain days.

Start

Run a Charity Event

Raise funds the adventurous way with abseils, treks, or survival challenges tailored to your cause.

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Get Technical Expertise

Expert safety advice, training, and consultancy for organisations running outdoor activities.

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Learn to instruct and lead parties

Take your passion for the outdoors further. We are providers of Mountain Training courses and have been for several decades. Our qualifications give you the skills and confidence to lead, coach, and inspire others.Recognised by the UK and Ireland’s mountaineering councils and the HSE, they open doors across the industry and around the world.

Climbing Schemes

Rock Climbing Instructor training on single-pitch crag

Rock Climbing Instructor

This qualification equips experienced climbers to safely lead and instruct roped climbing on single-pitch crags and walls, indoors and out, for supervised groups.

Duration: Training 3 days / Assessment 2 days
Location: North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Peak District
Ratio: 1:4 and 2:8
Cost: Training £250pp / Assessment £195pp
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Climbing Wall Instructor course on indoor wall

Climbing Wall Instructor

Designed for those working on artificial walls and towers: supervise top-rope, auto-belay and bouldering sessions in a busy climbing-wall environment.

Duration: Training 12 hours (2 days or 3 evenings); Assessment 6 hours
Location: Sunderland Wall, Awesome Walls & The Foundry (Sheffield)
Ratio: Training 1:6 / Assessment 1:4
Cost: Training £170pp / Assessment £120pp
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Abseil training on indoor climbing wall

Climbing Wall Instructor (Abseil Module)

Optional module for Climbing Wall Instructor holders focusing on safely managing abseils and top-rope/abseil setups on climbing walls and towers.

Duration: Training 4 hours; Assessment 2 hours
Location: Sunderland Wall & Awesome Walls (Sheffield)
Ratio: 1:4
Cost: Training £65pp / Assessment £65pp
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Lead climbing coaching on indoor wall

Climbing Wall Development Instructor

For experienced instructors wanting to teach lead climbing on artificial walls – the next step in indoor coaching and technical development.

Duration: Training 8 hours; Assessment 6 hours
Location: Sunderland Wall & Awesome Walls (Sheffield)
Ratio: 1:4
Cost: Training £120pp / Assessment £120pp
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Walking Schemes

Mountain Leader training in the Lake District

Mountain Leader

Train to lead groups safely in UK and Irish mountains, hills and moorland. Focus on navigation, steep ground, group management and decision-making in real mountain terrain.

Duration: Training 6 days (60 hrs); Assessment 5 days (60 hrs)
Location: YHA Langdale, The Lake District
Ratio: Training 1:6 / Assessment 1:4
Cost: Training £450pp / Assessment £470pp
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Lowland Leader walking group on countryside path

Lowland Leader

Qualify to lead day walks in lowland countryside and woodland. Ideal for DofE, schools and clubs operating on paths, tracks and easy terrain in summer conditions.

Duration: Training 2 days (16 hrs); Assessment 2 days (16 hrs)
Location: North-East UK-based
Ratio: Training 1:6 / Assessment 1:4
Cost: Training £170pp / Assessment £176pp
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Camping Leader supervising group camp setup

Camping Leader

Develop the skills to supervise group camps and teach campcraft on road-accessible campsites – from pitching and stoves to keeping people safe and comfortable outside.

Duration: E-learning (4 hrs) + Assessment (1 day)
Location: North-East UK-based
Ratio: 1:6
Cost: Training & Assessment £120
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Learn to Rock Climb

Intro outdoor climbing on gritstone

Learn to Climb (One-Day Taster)

Get hands-on with real rock. Learn to belay, move confidently, and abseil safely under expert instruction — the perfect first step into the world of outdoor climbing.

Duration: 1 day
Location: North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Peak District & Lake District
Group Size: 2–6 people
Cost: £90 pp
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Learning anchors and belaying outdoors

Learn to Climb (Two-Day Basics)

Build solid foundations for independent climbing. Over two days, develop safe belaying, anchor building, and gear-placement skills while gaining confidence to second routes and climb outdoors responsibly.

Duration: 2 days
Location: North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Peak District & Lake District
Group Size: 2–6 people
Cost: £170 pp
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Five days of varied rock climbing

Learn to Climb (Five-Day Course)

Immerse yourself in five days of climbing across varied rock types. Progress from seconding to leading, mastering protection, belays, and communication — preparing you for independent adventure.

Duration: 5 days
Location: North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Peak District & Lake District
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £425 pp
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Transition from indoor wall to outdoor crag

Indoors to Outdoor

Ready to swap plastic holds for real rock? Learn rope systems, protection, and anchor building so you can climb safely outdoors and explore the UK’s best crags with confidence.

Duration: 2 days
Location: North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Peak District & Lake District
Group Size: 2–6 people
Cost: £170 pp
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Multipitch climbing on mountain rock

Multipitch Rock Climbing

Step into the world of big routes. Develop stance management, rope work, and route-finding skills while tackling classic multi-pitch climbs in stunning mountain settings with expert guidance.

Duration: 2 days
Location: Lake District (other areas by request)
Group Size: 1-2 people
Cost: £195
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Learn to lead traditional climbs

Learn to Lead (Traditional Climbs)

Take the sharp end with confidence. Learn how to place protection, build safe anchors, and make sound decisions on lead. Develop the judgement and skills every traditional climber needs.

Duration: 2 or 3 days
Location: Northumberland, Peak District, Eryri & Lake District
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £195pp for 2-day / £285pp for 3-day
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Crag, Hill & Mountain Skills

Build confidence on all terrains

Navigating Britain’s hills and mountains takes skill, awareness, and confidence. From map reading to movement on steep ground, our courses build the knowledge to travel safely and enjoy every step, whatever the season.These courses give you the skills to go further, safely.


INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION

Learn to find your way with map and compass. Build confidence in reading terrain, planning routes, and making sound decisions on the hill — no GPS required. A perfect foundation for mountain adventures.

Duration: 1 day
Group Size: 2–6 people
Cost: £90 pp


FINE & MICRO NAVIGATION

Take your navigation to the next level. Hone precision map and compass work, contour interpretation, and relocation skills in challenging conditions — essential tools for confident travel in poor visibility or complex terrain.

Duration: 1 day
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £90 pp


SCRAMBLING SKILLS

Bridge the gap between walking and climbing. Develop movement, route-finding, and safeguarding techniques on steep ground so you can move safely, efficiently, and confidently in more adventurous mountain terrain.

Duration: 1 day
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £125 pp


BASIC WINTER SKILLS

Discover the magic of the winter hills. Learn to use ice axe and crampons, travel safely on snow and ice, and make smart decisions in cold, challenging conditions.

Duration: 1 day
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £125 pp


INTERMEDIATE WINTER SKILLS

Build on your winter foundation with advanced movement, navigation, and decision-making. Tackle steeper slopes, understand avalanche awareness, and refine your techniques for safe, independent travel in serious winter environments.

Duration: 2 days
Group Size: 2–4 people
Cost: £185 pp

Plan an adventure

ROCK CLIMBING | SCRAMBLING | COASTEERING | MOUNTAIN DAYS

Adventure means different things to different people. A first climb, a wild swim, a mountain summit. Whatever it looks like for you, we’ll help you plan it, prepare for it, and make it unforgettable.From rock climbs and scrambles to coasteering, ghyll scrambling, and guided mountain days, we create bespoke adventures for individuals, teams, and groups — led safely by qualified instructors who know how to bring challenge and joy together.Tell us what you’re dreaming of and we’ll help you make it real.

Charity

Raise money with adventure

Over the years we’ve helped local and national charities raise thousands through unforgettable challenges — from iconic abseils to long-distance hill walks and overnight survival events.Our speciality? Creating safe, one-of-a-kind experiences in extraordinary places — from bridges and abbeys to ferries, stadiums, and mountain summits. Whether it’s adrenaline or endurance, we’ll design an event that inspires your supporters and maximises impact.If you’ve got an idea (or want help dreaming one up) we’d love to hear from you.

Consulting

Technical Advice & Expert Support

With years of experience across mountaineering, instruction, and safety management, Roxcool helps organisations deliver adventurous activities safely and professionally.Our collaborative, hands-on approach strengthens safety systems, builds staff confidence, and ensures your operations meet the highest industry standards.We help with:

  • Site-specific staff training and assessments

  • PPE inspection and equipment audits

  • Review of activity procedures and emergency plans

  • Risk assessment support and updates

  • Staff validation and CPD opportunities

  • Incident and near-miss analysis

If your organisation would benefit from expert guidance or safety support, we’d be delighted to discuss how we can help.

About Roxcool

Founded in 2009, Roxcool brings together decades of mountaineering experience and a deep passion for helping others thrive in the outdoors.Led by Cliff Lowther, a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, approved Technical Advisor with the Association of Mountaineering Instructors, and course provider for Mountain Training. We provide trusted guidance, staff training, and safety systems for organisations across the UK.From climbing walls to mountain leaders, we support those who lead others into adventure — helping them operate to the highest standards of safety, professionalism, and care.

Meet the team

Get in touch & Book

Ready to book a course, plan an adventure, or ask a question?Send us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.Please remember, we might be on our own adventure of a lifetime, with limited signal or little internet access.

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Privacy

This Privacy Policy applies to Roxcool. (along with all subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns thereof, referred to hereinafter collectively as “Roxcool”, "we", "our" and/or "us"), our websites and services. Roxcool knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your expectation that we will do so carefully and sensibly.By visiting this or another Roxcool website displaying this Privacy Policy or a link thereto (a "Website", or collectively the “Websites”), or by otherwise interacting with Roxcool you agree to accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is further subject to the Roxcool Services Agreement related to the Roxcool services you utilise and/or purchase. For questions on this Privacy Policy please contact our team via the contact information found on this Website.Roxcool values your privacy and is dedicated to protecting your personal information and providing you with notice about what personally identifiable information we collect and how it is used, what choices you have regarding the collection, use and distribution of that information, the security procedures we implement to protect that information and what access you may have to correct any inaccuracies in the information we have collected from you.What Information Is Collected
We receive and store any information you enter on our Websites or give us in any other way, such as via telephone, electronic mail, online or otherwise. For example, this information may be collected when you contact us for customer support.
Here are the types of information we gather:Contact Information: We collect and retain personal contact information that you submit to us voluntarily and this includes, but is not limited to, your name, mailing address, web address, telephone number, and e-mail address. This information may include your full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and, where provided, your fax number. Such contact information may be used, for example, to communicate with you when necessary with respect to transactions. Additionally, we may collect contact information provided to us during any correspondence relating to customer support, as well as in connection with products and services offered on our Websites.Financial Information: We collect and retain certain financial information from when you purchase our products and services. For example, when you sign up for any other product or service through Roxcool, we require you to provide a credit card number and billing address before we will process that application. We will not sell, share or rent any financial information collected from you except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy or as necessary to fulfil any order for our products or services.Demographic Information: We may collect and store anonymous demographic information (such as your postcode, gender and age), and use this data to tailor your experience on our Websites, provide content that we think you might be interested in, perform general improvements to the Websites, and display the content according to your preferences. Such demographic information may be shared with partners, market researchers and other third parties on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable basis. No personally identifiable information will be linked to such aggregated demographic information that is shared with third parties.Other Information: We collect and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, our servers track the type of web browser you are using and the page from which you link. Additionally, we log IP addresses (a unique number assigned to every computer on the Internet) in order to improve security, analyse trends and administer the Websites. We may track your movement within the Websites, the third-party website pages from which you were referred, access times and browser types. We use this information to gauge the effectiveness of our Websites, track information for statistical purposes and to improve the products and services we provide. We collect this information to better develop a sense of what services our customers need and identify areas of improvement to the Websites. We may use such information for marketing purposes, and to send information to you that we believe might be of interest. In addition, such information may be shared with partners, market researchers and other third parties on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable basis. No personally identifiable information will be linked to such aggregated information shared with third parties.We may supplement the information you provide us by acquiring publicly or commercially available information as available in the public domain or from third parties, for instance, to verify your address or to update your information and to create a profile of your preferences. We tie your personally identifiable information to information in the profile, in order to improve the content of the Websites for you or to inform you about products or services that we think will be of interest to you. From time to time, we may also ask you to participate in surveys or other communications conducted by us or third parties designed to help us improve the Websites or the products or services we provide.Cookies: The Websites use “cookies” such purposes as enhancing your online experience by making it easier for you to navigate through the Websites and making certain features work better. Cookies are text files which are commonly deposited by websites on a user's hard drive when the user visits a website. The file identifies a user's computer and can record the user's preferences and other data about the user's website visit. We do not extract information about individual users during this process. Your web browser may enable you to disable cookies, but please note that certain services may not function correctly without it and your experience on our Websites may be hindered.Third Party Cookies: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet. These companies may collect and use information about your visits to this and other websites and your interaction with our products and services in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. However, no personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, email address or telephone number) will be connected with such information. They may use information about your visits to this and other websites to target advertisements for goods and services and may be used to keep track of user response to each advertisement. These targeted advertisements may appear on our Websites or on other sites that you visit. The anonymous information is collected through the use of a pixel tag or cookies, which are industry standard technologies used by most major websites. If you do not want such companies to collect this information you may opt-out.To learn more about the use of this information or choose not to have this information used by certain third-party advertising partners, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices. Please note that if you delete your cookies, use a different browser, or buy a new computer, you will need to renew your opt-out choice.Web Beacons: The Websites may contain electronic images (called a "single-pixel GIF" or a "web beacon") that allow a website to track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. No personally identifiable information will be transmitted via web beacons.Telephone Recording and Monitoring: To ensure Roxcool customers receive quality service, Roxcool selects phone calls for recording and/or monitoring. These calls, between Roxcool customers (or potential customers) and employees, are evaluated by Roxcool representatives. This is to guarantee that prompt, consistent assistance and accurate information is delivered in a professional manner. In contacting Roxcool creating an account with Roxcool, or by otherwise utilising any Roxcool products or services, you hereby consent to any such call recording and/or monitoring.How Personal Information Is UsedOur Use: We receive and store any personal information you enter on our Websites or give to us voluntarily in any other way and may use it to contact you from time to time. We take steps designed to ensure that only the employees who need access to your personal information to fulfil their employment duties will have access to it. By registering on a Website and providing your telephone number, you agree that this action constitutes a purchase, enquiry and/or application for purposes of telemarketing laws. Regardless of the fact that your telephone and/or cell number may be listed with the TPS, you are providing your express written consent to receive future information (including telemarketing) about products and services from us and/or our affiliates, and you hereby agree and consent to our contacting you using the information you have provided and will provide to us. This means we may contact you by e-mail, phone and/or cell number (including use of automated dialling equipment and/or pre-recorded calls), text (SMS) message, social networks or any other means of communication that your wireless or other telecommunications device may be capable of receiving (i.e. video, etc.). We may also send you information or offers from time to time to the postal address or email address we have on file (as further outlined in this Privacy Policy). You further acknowledge that you are not required to agree directly or indirectly or enter into an agreement regarding our telemarketing efforts as a condition of purchasing any goods or services from us or our affiliates.Electronic Mail: From time to time, Roxcool may use your personal information to contact you by electronic mail concerning our services. These communications are often intended to inform you of important information regarding your account, or about general services provided by Roxcool and/or its affiliates. If you do not want to receive email from us or our affiliates regarding new services, please click the "unsubscribe" link which is included at the bottom of any email you receive from us. However, in order to fulfil our service obligations to you, we will continue to send you emails regarding your account administration, as well as any necessary information, such as renewal notices and instructions. By providing us with your email address you consent to receiving communications from us electronically and all notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.Service Related Uses: We may use your personal information to contact you about the goods or services you have purchased from us, or for other purposes in which you have expressed an interest, for example, if you have contacted customer service or made an enquiry. We will also provide you with service and account related announcements. For instance, if the delivery of a service or product is delayed we might send you an email, or other message, or if there is some service issue with something you might have ordered. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to cancel your services with us.Protection of Roxcool and Others: We may release account and other personal information when we are required to do so by law, court order, subpoena or other government or law enforcement authority or regulatory agency, including ICANN, in order to enforce or apply our Services Agreement or other agreements, or when we believe in good faith that disclosing this information is necessary or advisable, including for example, to protect the rights, property, or safety of Roxcool, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection, credit risk reduction or other similar purposes. Sites Other Than Roxcool, Roxcool has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or information gathering practices of other websites, including those to which we may link and those which may link to us. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policies of every online service you use before submitting any personal information and direct any concerns to the site administrator of that website.How Long We Keep Your Personal Data
We keep information only for as long as we need it to provide you services, manage our business or as required by law or contract. Where you have a contract with us, we will retain your data for the length of the contract, and will further retain that information for a time period consistent with our legal or regulatory responsibilities, after you terminate all your services with us to resolve disputes, enforce our relevant Service Agreement, and to adhere to the technical and legal requirements and constraints related to the security, integrity and operation of the Sites. If you have any questions about how long we will keep your specific data, please contact us.
How We Keep Your Personal Data Safe
We work to protect the security of your financial information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") software, which encrypts the information you input on the Site. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You can further help to ensure your security by taking a few simple precautions. For instance, it is important to protect against unauthorised access to your computer, and to be sure to sign off when you are finished using a shared computer.
Limitation Of Liability
Roxcool assumes no responsibility or liability with regard to any theft, loss, alteration or misuse of personal or other information lawfully provided by Roxcool to third parties, or with regard to the failure of any third party to abide by this privacy policy or such third party.
Contacting Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by writing to us at [email protected].


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