NOW
Accredited by the ABC 

Route Setting Essentials can now be used a pre-requisite for all RSD  Boulder, Rope and Mixed setting courses. 

MASTER THE
ROUTE SETTING ESSENTIALS
AND LEARN FROM THE BEST!

Designed to be THE first step in your route setting journey.

Get certified. 

This course is designed as The first step for anyone working in the setting industry and forms part of the RSD pathway for Boulder, Ropes and Mixed use setters. On completion of the course, you will come away with a certification proving your knowledge and understanding to prospective or current employers. 

Join our community.

Become part of growing global community of climbers and route setters who share a passion for route setting and climbing movement in all it forms. 
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Become a better Route Setter.

Gain a thorough understanding of the fundamental skills of route setting, and how to maximise your skills to get better faster. 

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Assignment

Hours             

Videos             

Presentations

Here's what you will learn:

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Meet our Teachers...

Cailean Harker

Impact Founder and Instructor

Cailean Harker is an experienced setter having worked in many different roles in the route setting industry over the last 15 years. Initially working as a member of an in-house setting team, he then progressed to become a leading freelance route setter, working both commercially and for many national level events including the British Bouldering Championships, before becoming the route setting manager for a number of different state of the art climbing centres. Alongside this Cailean has jointly developed Impact Route Setting’s course offerings having trained many hundreds of students as well as launching Impact’s Outsourced Route setting offering.

Ben Norman

Impact Founder and Instructor

Ben Norman is a Route Setter with over 10 years of professional experience, having worked as Head Route Setter at some of the UK's best climbing walls, as well as working as freelance route setter commercially and for events up to a national standard. Ben has spent the last few years developing route setter training through Impact and has now taught 300+ people in workshops from the UK and the rest of the world.

Ben Humphris

 Technical Advisor and Instructor

20 years ago Ben Humphris took his first steps in route setting at his local wall in the Peak District, Derbyshire.  Now a Level 3 qualified Rope Access Technician and Mountaineering Instructor, Ben is a Senior Trainer for the Association of British Climbing walls Route Setting Development Programme.  As a Tech IOSH holder Ben combines Health and Safety expertise and acts as a Technical advisor for Impact and a number of climbing facilities in the UK.       
kickstart your route setting career

Route Setting: The Professional Approach

Whether you're looking to take your first steps into route setting or prove your competence with an industry recognised qualification valid for 3 years, Route Setting Essentials is the perfect course for you.
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PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

EP CLIMBING & HOLDS

When you build a company with the mission of empowering others, success comes in handy! Since EP's inception, they have always stayed true to their motto - "brings climbing to everyone". In the last 35 years, EP have empowered climbers in more than 30 countries by providing cutting-edge climbing infrastructure, that are tailor-made by expert designers & engineers and manufactured in state-of-the-art manufacturing units with the highest precision and finishing.

EP is proud to sponsor Impact Route Setting Essentials. As we know that no wall can live without holds, and furthermore that no gym can be attractive without great setting, we really appreciate Impact's initiative to improve the knowledge of setters and to professionalise the industry.
Having created the first holds in 1983, EP have seen the evolution of holds and walls. Working hand in hand with the route setters allows us to offer new holds in line with new route trends, as well as new wall profiles, giving free reign to creativity!
We can't wait to see all you freshly qualified students become great route setters, bringing climbing to everyone with pleasure, professionalism and quality!
Click the button below to find out more about EP's history or to discover our products: holds, walls, mats, connected solution, services and more!
BUYING FOR A WALL?

Grab a discount with bulk buys

Bronze plan

5-9 Course Spaces
£125 per space

Grab yourself a discount if you buy more than 5 course spaces for your team. Just use the button below to get in touch and we'll create custom discount codes for each participant to be used when best suits you.
  • Pay via invoice for easy bookkeeping
  • Train your whole team quickly and efficiently
  • Save up to £225

Silver plan

10+ Course Spaces
£100 per space

If you've got a big team of route setting staff or many facilities where you're regularly inducting new team members then this option is for you.


  • Pay via invoice for easy bookkeeping
  • Train your whole team quickly and efficiently
  • Save £50 per participant.

Golden plan

Unlimited Course Spaces
£POA

Want unlimited access to our platform to help train all of your new staff? Just get in touch with some specifics on what you're after and we'll create a package to suit you.
 
  • Pay via invoice for easy bookkeeping
  • Train your whole team quickly and efficiently
  • Guaranteed high standard of training for all of your staff
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