About Clean Ascent
Clean Ascent is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Currently being registered), set up to help people out of addiction, by providing them with confidence inspiring, life affirming rock climbing, hill walking & mountaineering experiences and tuition.
Charitable Statement
Clean Ascent provides rock climbing, hill walking and mountaineering experiences and tuition in the interests of social welfare for people living in Great Britain, who have need by reason of their infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances, with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.
Objectives
- Promote participation and enjoyment of rock climbing, hill walking and mountaineering
- Promote and facilitate responsible enjoyment of the natural environment
- Increase confidence of participants
- Improve mood of participants
- Increase capabilities of participants
- Improve group cohesion of participants
- Provide respite from symptoms of addiction recovery
- Reduce relapse rates for participants recovering from alcohol or substance misuse
- Promote and facilitate responsible enjoyment of the natural environment
- Increase confidence of participants
- Improve mood of participants
- Increase capabilities of participants
- Improve group cohesion of participants
- Provide respite from symptoms of addiction recovery
- Reduce relapse rates for participants recovering from alcohol or substance misuse
Supporting Articles
NHS - Health benefits of rock climbing
BMC Psychiatry - Indoor climbing as a new treatment for depression
UKC - Climbing Therapy in Europe - A Modern Medicine
UKC - Mental Health & Climbing
Technical University of Munich - Ten years of MS on the rocks
BMC Psychiatry - Indoor climbing as a new treatment for depression
UKC - Climbing Therapy in Europe - A Modern Medicine
UKC - Mental Health & Climbing
Technical University of Munich - Ten years of MS on the rocks
Trustees
Phillip Skinner A Mountain Leader and a retired GP, with an interest in maintaining health through activities. He is also interested in education and training and the social aspects of medicine. Phil spends his time enjoying climbing, and walking in the mountains, and works as a walking leader for a holiday company in the UK and Europe. He is a full member of the Mountain Training association. Nick Postlethwaite
Nick has had a life-long passion for the outdoor environment, and has rock climbed for over 40years since the age of thirteen. He has climbed extensively in the UK and Europe and has also visited the USA. Most of Nick's climbing experience has been on traditionally protected routes but he also now enjoys the generally less scary bolt-protected sport routes where he can really push himself without the potentially severe consequences of his former peak-performance climbing exploits! Nick's in-depth love and experience of climbing are a major motivator in seeing others develop their skills to take on their own outdoor challenges. Nick devotes some of his time to two Exeter Community Initiative projects; namely Bike Bank and Transitions. Both these project have given him an insight into how targeted activity and assistance can make a great contribution towards sustained improvement to life quality for individuals. Nick works part-time as a freelance geosciences consultant after a varied career in specialist hydrogeology and environmental consultancies and major PLC Consulting Engineers. Nick's business management experience will be of value in working with the other trustees to take Clean Ascent forward. |
Staff
Robin Jacob - CEO A Climbing Instructor, Coach and Mountain Leader, Robin founded Clean Ascent after witnessing the therapeutic affect of rock climbing on a friend in early recovery from opiate addiction. Robin splits his time between Snowdonia and the South West, climbing cliffs and mountains for pleasure and work, Robin is a full member of the Mountain Training Association. Jay Jackson - Technical Advisor A Mountaineering Instructor and Coach with specialist interest in providing Inclusive Adventurous Activities and therapeutic Coaching and Mentoring, Jay fills most of his time delivering outdoor education, coaching, and adventure therapy programmes on the moorlands, crags, sea-cliffs and mountains of the UK. He is the CEO of Climb Cornwall, a certified Practitioner of NLP, and a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. Lee Chivers - Instructor Lee has been instrumental in the formation of Clean Ascent, having involvement from it's early days. He helped to organise and arrange funding for the pilot, which he participated in, He is working towards his Rock Climbing Instructor qualification, and is a member of the Mountain Training association. Lee also works for Ripple Effect and plays an active role in the Exeter recovery community. Vincent Forder - Instructor
A Climbing Wall Instructor who came through the Clean Ascent Pilot, Vincent has dedicated himself to climbing since he was introduced to it and now also works for the Quay Climbing Centre. Vincent plays an active part in the Exeter recovery community and talks about his experiences of addiction to young people through Five Lives. He is a full member of the Mountain Training Association. |
Our Sponsors
What is a Clean Ascent?
"In the early '70's during the rapid transition away from the use of pitons, a clean ascent was simply one in which only removable, nondestructive protection was used. Today a clean ascent retains the older meaning on traditionally protected climbs, but since so few climbers use pitons now, it is assumed that trad climbers use clean methods - with the exception of big wall aid climbing where pitons are still sometimes employed. In general, clean has come to mean relying only on your own power, climbing without physical aid of any kind, including pulling on a quickdraw or using rope tension to help support body weight."
"On behalf of everyone who attended today a massive thank you for an amazing day. They all had a great time and look forward to tomorrow's sessions aswell.." Lee Chivers - Ripple Effect Devon
"I had only been rock climbing a couple of times a few years ago, so wasn’t confident in my ability to begin with. I came along as I’m early in my recovery and it’s vital that I fill my time constructively. In just one day I feel so energised and proud of myself. I’ll be doing a lot more climbing from now and I’m happy to have found a great hobby!" - Alex Myhill