This course covers the skills required to rock climb in safety. You will learn about anchors and belays, abseiling, climbing techniques, access issues and if you have the ability, lead climbing. The instruction will mainly be practical, on a variety of crags and on climbing walls.

You will need to be 16 years or older, be physically fit and have had a little experience of climbing, either with your own unit, or at a CCAT weekend.

If you are successful on the course you can climb with someone else of the same standard. With some additional experience you should, on reaching 18, be able to attend a Single Pitch Award training course. If you wish to try multi-pitch climbing, which you would need to have done to gain any of the military climbing qualifications, you can attend a full Rock Climbing Proficiency Course (RCP) some time after attending the BRC, and then go on for the Rock Leader Training course.