Build Better Belays

The "Build Better Belays" workshop is designed for climbers looking to refine their anchor-building and belay techniques for increased safety and efficiency. Whether you're a beginner learning the fundamentals or an experienced climber looking to fine-tune your skills, this hands-on session covers anchor systems, proper gear placement, redundancy principles, and best practices for belay transitions. Led by experienced instructors, the workshop emphasizes real-world applications, risk management, and problem-solving to ensure you leave with the confidence to set up strong, reliable belays in any climbing scenario.

Minimum age - 14 years
Workshop ratio - 1:6
Workshop length - Full day

The cost associated with this workshop is a donation, 100% of which will go to the Tom Furey Memorial Trust. The cost associated is the minimum donation, if you're in a position to donate more, it would be very much appreciated and can be done via JustGiving here: https://justgiving.com/tomfureymt

Every workshop at Furey Festival will have one space available FREE OF CHARGE for those experiencing financial difficulties. If you would like to attend this workshop but are not in a financial position to be able to make the donation associated with this session, please email tomfureymt@yahoo.com.

Accommodation is not included with your workshop ticket, though this can be arranged directly with Plas y Brenin by calling 01690 720 214, or there's a variety of other options locally mentioned on the festival website: https://www.tomfureymt.org/furey-festival-2025