1/5 Kevin Z. 1 year ago on Google
Very
poor
experience
doing
their
two-day
lead
skills
course.
We
have
done
guided
climbing
throughout
America
and
Thailand.
Literally
every
experience
was
very
positive,
except
this
one,
which
was
by
far
the
worst.
We
did
not
return
for
the
second
day,
and
instead
had
a
much
better
experience
with
another
guiding
company
in
Railay.
The
"teaching"
was
condescending.
After
telling
the
instructor
my
partner
climbs
5a,
the
instructor
put
us
on
a
6a
top
rope
as
a
"warmup".
When
we
asked
how
this
was
relevant
to
leading,
he
said
we
had
to
prove
we
can
climb.
Over
the
course
of
a
day
of
"learning
lead",
we
did
5
top
rope
climbs,
most
over
my
partner's
comfort
level,
with
only
one
being
mock
lead.
Time
management
was
poor.
The
instructor
brought
his
niece
along
for
our
private
course,
and
was
more
interested
in
having
her
climb
than
actually
teaching
us.
At
one
point
we
practiced
clipping
on
the
ground
for
an
hour
with
no
feedback
because
the
instructor
was
busy
climbing
with
his
niece.
There
were
other
times
where
we,
the
clients
just
stood
around
waiting
for
half
an
hour
while
waiting
for
the
niece
to
get
on
a
climb.
What's
worse,
throughout
our
time
of
"learning
to
lead",
he
was
teaching
her
how
to
belay,
using
us
as
the
climbers!
Lastly,
their
pricing
was
much
higher
than
other
outfits
in
the
area.
The
going
rate
for
a
two
day
course
in
Railay
is
6500THB
per
person.
We
were
quoted
almost
double
that.
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