Meet the staff and instructors

Name: Charlotte How did you get into climbing? I started climbing through college in Skipton What kind of climbing do you like? Bouldering mainly What are your favourite climbs? Dolphin Nose area at the back of Brimham and Pedestal Arete at Caley.
Name: Daryl How did you get into climbing? I got into climbing with some friends for a laugh. What kind of climbing do you like? I like sport climbing and long multi-pitch routes. What are your favourite climbs? Changes every day; today its grit attach at Brimham, HVS
Name: Ryan How did you get into climbing? Through friends and the uni climbing club What kind of climbing do you like? Trad, trad and more trad What are your favourite climbs? Embankment 2 at Millstone Great Western at Almscliff Cenotaph Corner at Dinas Cromlech
Name: Ned How did you get into climbing? I got into climbing in The Forces. What kind of climbing do you like? Multi-pitch Routes (not bouldering) and sport climbing in France . What are your favourite climbs? Gorge de Heric in France
Name: Tom R How did you get into climbing? At school and then through various clubs. What kind of climbing do you like? Trad, sport and bouldering; a bit of everything really. What are your favourite climbs? Trout Dale Ridge, the Lake District
Name: Kat How did you get into climbing? Through Leeds Metropolitan uni. I started climbing at the Leeds Wall 4 years ago. What kind of climbing do you like? I do everything; sport, trad and bouldering indoors and outdoors. I really enjoy bouldering at the moment and mainly climb indoors. What are your favourite climbs? Unanswered.
Name: Emma How did you get into climbing? I went to Grantham leisure centre with some friends as they were keen to try climbing. The first time I came down I was really scared but now I love climbing. What kind of climbing do you like? I like to travel lots and visit new places and crags on different types of rock. I like doing trad and sport routes. What are your favourite climbs? DNA, 7a+ Kalymnos as the climbing is really 3 dimensional with tufas. Les sales blagues a nanard, 6C Ceuse, France as the climbing on the route is very varied. Four pebble slab, E3 Froggatt as this was my first E3 when the day and weather just felt right.
Name: Chris T How did you get into climbing? I decided one new year to take up something more active and adventurous and have never looked back since. What kind of climbing do you like? Trad climbing and European multi-pitch limestone. I also think Bouldering rules! What are your favourite climbs? My first multi-pitch climb was Heil Bebe a vdiff at Tremadog, Wales. The finish was a scary traverse up a flake.
Name: Jon How did you get into climbing? My Dad introduced me to climbing when I was 2. What kind of climbing do you like? All climbing with the exception of cold stuff. What are your favourite climbs? Old Friends, E4 5c 3 stars High Neb The Archangel, E3 5b 3 stars Stanage Goliath's Groove, HVS 5a 3 stars Stanage
Name: Dave W How did you get into climbing? I started as part of my Bronze DofE award when I was twelve. What kind of climbing do you like? All kinds! I climb trad, sport, boulder, winter, alpine and scambles What are your favourite climbs? Too many to choose from, but Caley Crag and the Dewerstone on Dartmoor hold many happy memories.