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Courses & Workshops

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Develop rope skills with our accredited skills courses to keep yourself and your mates safe with practical, efficient, and best-practise setups. Get a best-in-class experience when you take your courses with Pinnacle Sports.

  • Abseil Course: Covers safe abseiling techniques, anchor setup, equipment use, and descent management on natural rock. Great for hikers who want to kick their adventures up a notch.
  • Top Rope Setup Course: Teaches participants how to build and manage safe top rope anchor systems for outdoor climbing. Perfect for new climbers wanting to get into the outdoor world.
  • Sport Lead Course: Develops the skills required to lead climb safely and independently at outdoor sport climbing crags. Great for those wanting a challenge and more accessabilities to the outdoors.
  • Self Rescue (Vertical Mobility): This course covers rappelling best practices, essential knots, different ways to ascend and descend ropes with minimal equipment, knot bypasses, and much more. This is a great course for those that want to know how to get themselves out of a pickle at height.
  • Vertical Rescue: Taking place over five days, learn everything you need to know to get both yourself and your partner out of harm's way when things turn sour in the mountains. A range of scenarios will be covered with a variety of gear so that you can feel confident adventuring and knowing you have the skills to keep yourself and your mates safe.
  • Single Pitch Climb/Abseil Leader: This course will accredit you to lead/guide groups through single pitch abseiling and top rope climbing in a commercial setting. The course consists of theory and practical assessment.
  • Artificial Surfaces Climbing Leader: This course will accredit you to lead/guide groups who are top roping on artificial surfaces such as in a climbing gym. The course consists of theory and practical assessment. Dates are available on request.
  • Trad Climbing: Build confidence placing traditional protection, constructing safe anchors, lead climbing, and managing hazards. This two-day workshop develops essential trad skills, including retreat and rescue techniques, while promoting efficient systems, sound decision-making, and minimal environmental impact.
  • Top Rope Anchors: This one-day workshop develops the skills to safely build and manage top rope anchor systems at Kangaroo Point. Ideal for climbers seeking an anchor refresher or the confidence to independently rig recreational top rope systems without requiring a formal qualification.
  • Falling With Confidence: Overcome fear of falling through structured practice, mental training, and effective risk assessment. Learn confidence-building techniques, improve fall-catching skills, and develop trust in your belaying systems in a supportive environment suitable for all experience levels.
  • Climbing Technique 101: A 4-hour beginner climbing workshop designed to teach you the fundamental techniques of outdoor climbing. Great for those wanting to start their climbing journey with their best foot forward, learning the proper techniques.
  • Climbing Technique 201:
    Take your climbing beyond the basics with advanced movement techniques, refined footwork, body positioning, and route-reading strategies. Perfect for climbers ready to improve efficiency, confidence, and performance on more challenging climbs.

Course or workshop dates don't align with your schedule? Want be upskilled with a group of your mates? Private tuititon is available on request. Drop us a line here

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Pinnacle is committed to providing the best experience possible to all of our clients. Not only are our guides and instructors fully qualified but our qualifications are kept current with regular training. We take training and safety seriously to ensure all of our activities are run with minimal risk and that all of our clients are taught the best way to do things. Having guides with 20 years of industry experience, we know how to create an environment where people can push themselves without feeling pressured or put down - no matter who you are, challenge yourself and have a good time with Pinnacle Sports. All our guides hold current qualifications and are at minimum accredited with the following training: SISOABS009 - Lead single pitch abseiling activities on natural surfaces, SISOCLM009 - Lead single pitch climbing activities on natural surfaces, top rope climbing, SISORSC002 - Perform vertical rescues.

 

  • Trusted by climbers since 2003
  • Our guides are passionate, active climbers
  • A strong commitment to safety-first culture
  • Guides are experienced and fully qualified

  • Fully permitted to operate in QLD National Parks (QPWS)


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