Pure Outdoor Ltd. Reviews Summary

Instructor Quality

Pros:

• "Our instructor, Matty, was so incredible and made the trip 10x more enjoyable."
• "Kevin our instructor reassured me by asking me what I wanted to achieve by the end of the day."
• "Absolutely delighted with the rock climbing taster day led by Ben."
• "Stephen, our instructor, somehow gave us skills and confidence in navigation."
• "Our guide was professional, very experienced and knowledgeable."
• "The instructors were experts and genuinely enthusiastic and knowledgeable."
• "Charlie, was excellent! We found it educational and very enjoyable."
• "Rachel, our instructor. She is exceptional, highly knowledgeable."

Cons:

• "Will NOT recommend!"

Course Content and Structure

Pros:

• "I expected a lot of talking-style teaching but was pleasantly surprised when we began climbing almost independently."
• "For only 2 days they covered a huge amount of coaching."
• "Learnt so much. Liked the small group approach. Lots of hands on practice."
• "The day was well structured with a short theory session followed by a good few hours out practising navigation skills."
• "Our instructor Paul was great at pacing the course so that the whole group could get the most out of the course."
• "Learned some valuable information to help me remain safe when hiking and mountaineering in winter."
• "Oli, our instructor, was outstanding. His knowledge of the area where we practiced was encyclopaedic."
• "Ruth took us out for a half day climbing taster session and it was fantastic."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the weather wasn’t the best but we spent time the following day indoor learning tricks and techniques."

Safety and Comfort

Pros:

• "Kevin supported us all throughout each climb and I felt 100 % safe at all times."
• "We always felt safe, encouraged, challenged and got a real buzz from the course."
• "Had a really good weekend out with Pure Outdoor on the improvers rock climbing course. Our instructors were really competent and patient."
• "I felt 100% safe with Neil looking after us all."
• "Overcome my fear of heights too. Instructors... made us feel safe."
• "Our guide Neil gave us the confidence to go out on our own after the course and lead our first climbs without a guide."
• "Rachel took great care of us on the half-day rock climbing taster session today."
• "Gavin not only accommodated to find the right weather window but then I had an amazing experience bouldering outdoors."

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Location and Facilities

Pros:

• "The crags we climbed were great and helping each other in the group made the experience even better."
• "All the material provided is very good quality."
• "Had a great time on the Improvers climbing course. Learnt so much. Liked the small group approach."
• "Fantastic course on rock climbing! ... what a brilliant way to spend four days learning new things in the fabulous Peak District."
• "The course made best use of the fantastic landscape around the Pure Outdoor centre."
• "We had a great weekend with pure outdoor. We went mountain biking and caving for two days."
• "We all (particularly our two sons aged 7 and 9) loved it. Ruth is a brilliant instructor and explained everything really well."
• "A thoroughly enjoyable and informative course about navigation. Based on a practical approach but open to all methods of finding your way about in the hills using compass and map."

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