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Learn to fall so you can climb harder and have more fun!

If you want to climb more confidently by managing your fear of falling then keep reading.

Fellow Climber,

Here’s the hard truth that many climbers don’t want to hear: 

Falling is a part of climbing whether you fall or not. In fact, the fall is what makes climbing what it is – if there was no potential to fall, we’d be hiking.

If you don’t learn to be comfortable with falling you’re much more likely to be scared that you’ll hurt yourself if you fall.

Moreover, if you're too scared you'll never be able to push your grade, or feel that awesome feeling of trying hard, in flow on the rock.

Fear of falling is totally normal. It’s one of the few innate fears that we have. But we're more likely to be scared of something we never do.

However, for most people it’s just not enough to take some falls and be done. It’s a process. You have to practice something that you might have a lot of ingrained fear of, without ingraining that fear further.

That’s hard to do and to do it successfully you really need to develop certain skills and have a deeper knowledge of how fear is learnt and unlearnt. Which is what this course is all about!

Who This Course Is For:

Let me ask you some questions:

  • Are you mostly thinking about getting to the next bolt when you climb?

  • Do you avoid falling and often say ‘take’ if you need to rest?

  • Do you avoid hard moves at the top of the bouldering wall?

  • Do you lower your grade to avoid falling and as a result fail to progress very quickly?

  • Does your body tension or anxiety increase as you get further away from the bolt, protection, or mat?

  • Do you breathe a sigh of relief every time you clip the bolt or get a piece in even though it's safe to fall?

  • What happens if you continue as you are and you carry your fear of falling up every climb? 

  • What opportunities, dream climbs and amazing experiences are you missing out on because you avoid falling or feel tense when you climb? 

  • How much quicker would you improve as a climber if you could relax on the wall? 

Learning to manage fear of falling is the single most effective way to become a better climber.

"I was a climber who never fell, I was a climber who avoided falling and therefore routes I might fall off! I started the Strong Mind Course in winter and by spring was beginning fall practice outdoors. Fast forward 8 months and I am falling off much more and importantly, happily and now starting to try routes that I know I will fall off. I have also led my first 7a. I definitely could not have made this progress without this amazing course and incredible instructors."

Helen Burgess

Helen had been climbing for 20 years before she learnt to fall. After starting fall training she was able to climb her first 7a at age 50.

Grades aside, the main thing is that she is enjoying climbing more than ever and learning to fall has completely transformed her relationship with climbing. And she isn't alone.

"I have been trying for years to get over my fear of leading and I actually had FUN and felt so free doing it." Elizabeth

Working on fear of falling is helping climbers achieve their goals and enjoy climbing more than ever

These are just a few of the many testimonials we received from people who we've helped manage their fear of falling.

Now does that mean you will get the same results?

That depends...

The Disclaimer That Couldn't Be Any Plainer

There is no trick that will magic away your fear of falling.

Just like you can't read a book on physical training and expect to get stronger, you can't do this course and get rid of fear of falling. We can guide you but you have to work hard and do the practice. You get out what you put in.

We also can't be there to make sure you're safe, so you need to take responsibility for your own physical and psychological safety when carrying out any of the exercises that we discuss in this course. Not all the exercises in this course are appropriate for everyone.

We'll never ask you to do something you're not comfortable with. This course is about empowering you with the knowledge and teaching you the skills that will enable you to make better decisions around falling and fall practice in climbing whether you're a boulderer, sport climber, indoor top-rope climber or trad climber.

Here's What We Can Guarantee

We're giving you every tool, tactic, practice and strategy that we personally use in our own climbing and teach others.

Everything we teach is evidence-based and tried and tested on hundreds if not thousands of students that we've worked with.

We'll put a lot of time into helping you build the necessary skills that make fall practice successful rather than just teach the fall practice on its own.

We'll never ask you to do anything you're not comfortable with. This course is about teaching you the skills and empowering you with knowledge so you can make better decisions around falling and fall practice for yourself.

Exactly What You're Getting

Last year we launched the Strong Mind Course and it was really successful in helping people learn how to manage many different fears in climbing, including fear of falling. However we still get many requests to help people who just want to focus on their fear of falling.

We can't work with that many people individually so in response to these requests we created Flight School which focuses solely on fear of falling.

Now you might be wondering exactly what you're getting:

Chapter #1

Mindset

  • What is 'mindset' and what are different types of mindset

  • What your current mindset looks like

  • How you can shift your mindset to get better results from this course and fall practice

  • Homework tasks

With the right mindset let's build some knowledge about how to unlearn fear

Chapter #2

Knowledge and Understanding

  • The science of fear and stress

  • Why self-awareness is necessary for fall practice to be successful

  • How to build self-awareness

  • How to get the psychological challenge level right

  • The stretch zone model as a means to manage exposure therapy

  • Eustress and distress

  • Homework tasks

Now you have the foundations, theory and necessary skills - let's start falling!

Chapter #3

The practice

  • What is fear of falling – the nuances

  • A discussion on risk and how to better manage it

  • Detailed video fall practice instructions for top rope

  • Detailed video fall practice instructions for lead climbing (trad falling is in the next chapter)

  • Detailed video fall practice instructions for bouldering

  • Belaying – How to give soft catches

Let's refine and progress that fall practice

Chapter #4

Fall practice progressions

  • How to progress your practice

  • How to integrate your practice into the rest of your climbing

  • Example sample sessions for fall practice

  • Trad falling - detailed instructions (for experienced trad climbers only*)

  • Advanced falling practices

  • How to motivate for fall practice

  • Reappraising falling

Fall practice isn't just for Christmas! What does ongoing practice look like for you?!

Chapter #5

Ongoing practice

  • Anchoring tools to manage stress and fear for when you can't (or don't want to) fall

  • Breathing tools to manage stress and fear

  • Troubleshooting weaknesses in your practice

  • Setting goals and intentions moving forward

This might look like a lot of content to help you manage fear of falling but everything we teach we believe to be necessary if you really want to climb free from fear of falling.

So many people teaching fall practice miss out many of these ingredients.

When we put together this course, we really wanted to go above and beyond and make sure you get the help and support you need.

This is why you're also getting live support along with the course.

Here are 3 bonuses worth $635 that we've added for you:

FREE BONUS #1

Access to a private virtual community

(Value: $240)

  • Ask our course instructors questions

  • Interact with other members of the community

  • Get plugged into a community of like-minded climbers who accept that falling is normal but that they want to do something about it

  • Community challenges to help you stay accountable and motivated

  • Send us videos of you falling for feedback

  • Find fall practice buddies with climbers who might in your local area

FREE BONUS #2

Live Meet-ups/Q&As

(Value: $240)

  • Attend a Q&A every week to ask questions, clarify learning and connect with fellow students

  • Accessible recordings if you can't make it

  • Held multiple times throughout the week, morning and evening European time to cover different time zones and schedules

  • An open live room you can use to chat to your fellow students at any time

FREE BONUS #3

Bonus lessons and recordings

(Value: $75)

  • Bonus Lesson: Meditation and mindfulness

  • Recorded downloadable meditations to help you explore your inner world

  • Bonus Lesson: How to recover from bad experiences, accidents and injury

  • Bonus Lesson: Climbing partners, teaching and supporting others with fear

FREE BONUS #5

After care

(Value: $80)

  • At the end of the course we'll hold a live session on 'what's next in your mental training journey'

  • 2 months after the end date of the course we'll hold a live session to check in and see how you're getting on

Hoooooray!

Let's tackle your fear of falling together.

Not everyone who is scared to fall is brave enough to do something about it. If you know that your fear of falling won't get any better if you don't invest in further learning then let's get this thing started!

Here's What To Do Next

You can join the class for $267 one-time or you can hop on board for 3 monthly instalments of $107.

But the way I see it, this course is not an expense, it's an investment in your climbing experience.

Here's What Happens After That

As soon as you've signed up for Flight School you'll get access to our private virtual community where you can introduce yourself and start making friends.

You'll also receive your login information to access the course content, a welcome email and your receipt (make sure you check your promotions folder and look for these 3 emails).

You'll be plugged into a community of fellow climbers who totally understand your fear of falling, think it's normal (which it is!) and yet importantly, want to make positive steps to get more comfortable with falling.

We'll stay in constant communication in our private Community area where you'll share experiences, ask questions and make connections.

Here's how the course breaks down: 

Every week you'll get access to a new chapter with new lessons. You can learn through desktop or through the Kajabi app or you can download audio versions of the lessons onto your phone.

In total you get access to over 11 hours of video training with text, video and audio learning options aswell as homework tasks, reflective questions and PDF instructions.

But don't worry, it's easy stuff and everything is delivered in small bite-sized chunks.

You can also participate in our community challenges to make sure you stay accountable to your goals.

If you feel like this is right for you, click below and sign up for Flight School.

Now, you and I both know that there are a lot of climbers out there with fear of falling and there are over 1600 students on the waitlist.

WARNING! PLACES ARE LIMITED!

In order to provide you with the support you need in order to get the results you want, we need to limit the number of students on this course.

We want to make sure that we can answer everyone's questions and give you the accountability and support that you need.

The course is starting soon so time is a factor.

Once the timer on this page hits 00:00:00:00 registration will close and the class will start a few days later. But it might sell out much earlier because of the limited places available.

Spots are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you feel like this is right for you, click below and sign up for Flight School.

LIMITED SPACES

I understand that I'm enrolling in Hazel Findlay's Flight School Course in fear of falling.

I understand that I need to act now to guarantee my spot.

I understand that enrolling in the course gives me access to instructor support, Community support and live Q&As

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1660 people are currently on the waitlist

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