ROXCOOL

Specialising in Mountaineering and Climbing courses in the North East of England, ROXCOOL also offer a great range of other adventures for you to enjoy.

Including canyoning, coasteering, hiking, climbing, abseiling and orienteering, we offer experienced and professional instruction in the North East and Lake District, a fully accredited training centre with the relevant regulatory bodies with individuals with an intimate knowledge of these amazing regions to show you the hidden gems and natural treasures of this amazing place.

ROXCOOL is a professional instructional business based in and around the North East of England. We specialise in climbing and mountaineering courses but also offer opportunities for adventures throughout the world. We pride ourselves on being the ‘first choice’ provider both climbing related National Governing Body awards, such as the Climbing Wall Award (CWA) and Single Pitch Award (SPA), as well as offering technical self improvement courses relating to safe systems used in climbing and mountaineering situations. One of our most popular programmes is the Convert to Rock (C2R) which arms those people who climb indoors with the skills to move to the wonderous world of outdoor climbing.  New for 2011 is our Mountain Leader (ML) Award.  This award is aimed at those people wanting to lead parties in mountainous terrain such as in the Lake District, Scotland and North Wales. Also on offer is the Walking Group Leader Award (WGL).  This programme is aimed at those people who are leading groups in the hills on none mountainous terrain such as the moors.

We also provide a guiding service so you can enjoy and access some of the classic climbs and scrambles of The Lake District. Gaston Rebuffat said it perfectly. In Starlight and Storm he wrote: “People have a fixed idea of what a guide is: a professional, who, in return for a certain sum of money, takes you to the summit to which you aspire. But, the guide is more than that: (s)he is a competent friend who controls the party, but who also teaches you and stimulates your interest. … The choice of companion is as important as the choice of the climb\".

Work with Under 18’s
 
Whether you're looking for a half day activity or a week long programme here at Roxcool we will develop a tailor-made package to meet your every need. Our programmes include a range of challenging adventure activities for Schools, youth groups and students which are aimed at team building, communication, trust, personal development, problem solving and many more. Or you can simply let us give your group a fun time getting active in the \"Great Outdoors\" in and around the North East. For older age groups e.g. college & university we can provide more challenging adventure activities but with the same amount of care and support we show to all our groups. 
 
To reassure parents and organisers we hold the ALAS licence (Confirm on: Tel 029 2075 5715) for adventure activities and all the staff who work on our programmes are qualified or trained in the area they are programmed for.
 
Although the company name is relatively new we have been involved in the delivery of these courses for many years and have many satisfied customers, some of whom have gone onto bigger and better things.

If you are involved in any hill walking, mountaineering or climbing activity we hope we have a course for you, but just in case we have missed something don’t hesitate to contact us to arrange a ‘tailor made’ programme that meets your needs.

Unique to ROXCOOL is the option of booking and paying securely on-line. We want our customers to have the smoothest and effortless process in booking onto any of our programmes.
 

We love to host groups of all levels of ability and all ages, just get in contact with us at ROXCOOL to find out more.

Join ROXCOOL Hiking for a brilliant day out in nature touring the moors.

Ideally located at the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors our day Hikes take in some breath taking scenery of the Moors.  If you have never navigated before but would like to become independent and self sufficient we can arm you with the necessary skills.  We also use the Lake District, Northumberland and the Pennines for our intensive programmes. So if you want to push the boat out a little and try an exciting scramble, rest assured you will be in safe hands.

This experience is perfect for people of all ages and groups of all shapes and sizes, speak with  ROXCOOL Hiking to plan your adventure with us.

Scale the heights with ROXCOOL Climbing and take on nature and gravity with your bare hands.

Whether you are a beginner or a potential instructor we have a programme or course designed for you!  We use rock faces, crags and climbing walls around the whole of the North East of England and sometimes even go across to the Lake District on our Multi-pitch Rock courses.  So if you want to just try this exciting activity or develop your skills from indoors to outdoors I’m positive we can help.

A great experience for beginners and those looking to progress to further challenges, have a chat with ROXCOOL Climbing  to find out more.

Walking backwards down a cliff face is surprisingly fun and extremely rewarding, and it is even more so with ROXCOOL Abseiling!

One of our most popular activities, abseiling gives you an adrenalin rush to remember but at the same time encourages teamwork, communication and trust.  The skills are easily learnt so don’t worry if you have not done it before.  We also offer a ‘Commercial Abseil’ service to charities and other groups looking to raise funds.  These can be carried out on many local iconic buildings and structures from Church Towers to viaducts; we have even run one from a DFDS Ferry.

We run experiences for groups of all shapes and sizes, from corporate teambuilding to hen and stag weekends, speak to the team at ROXCOOL Abseiling for more information.