Full Online Course

Learn everything (yes, everything) about big wall and aid climbing.

    1. Course Content

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. What is Big Wall and Aid Climbing?

    3. Big Wall Destinations

    4. Choosing a Route and a Partner

    5. The Grading System

    6. The Sketch Factor

    7. Training Plan

    8. How To Practise

    1. What Gear Do You Need?

    2. Improvised Gear

    1. The Basics

    2. The Setup

    3. Racking Up

    4. Leaving the Belay

    5. Getting High

    6. Practise at the Crag

    1. Piton Scars

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. Cams

    3. Other Trad Gear

    4. Cam Hooks

      FREE PREVIEW
    5. Sky Hooks

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    6. Bolts and Rivets

    7. Fixed Gear

    8. Bounce Testing

    9. Practise at the Crag

    1. Traverses and Roofs

    2. Pendulums and Tension Traverses

    3. Ascending to your High Point

    4. Lowering Mid-Pitch

    5. Practise at the Crag

    1. Passing Gear

    2. Switching Between Aid and Free

    3. Cheater Sticks

    4. Equalizing Gear

    5. Screamers

    6. Loose and Expanding Rock

    7. Practise at the Crag

  • 100+ downloadable video lessons
  • Regularly updated
  • Everything you need to know to climb a big wall

Reviews

5 star rating

I cant believe this exists

Tom Baanders

There was obviously so much time, effort, heart, money, blood sweat and tears that went into this production. Blown away. I really hope this gets the popularity it deserves

There was obviously so much time, effort, heart, money, blood sweat and tears that went into this production. Blown away. I really hope this gets the popularity it deserves

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5 star rating

Excellent

Blagoj Milenkov

Excellent and fun, I enjoyed

Excellent and fun, I enjoyed

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5 star rating

Great course

Alvaro Perez

I've learnt loads from VDiff's ebooks in the past, and this video-course just makes everything easier. Loads of 3D animations and real footage are great for understanding the different techniques. Also like Neil's sense of humor. Great job!

I've learnt loads from VDiff's ebooks in the past, and this video-course just makes everything easier. Loads of 3D animations and real footage are great for understanding the different techniques. Also like Neil's sense of humor. Great job!

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5 star rating

Best big wall resource

Bill Varcho

Outstanding reference material and a must watch for any aspiring big wall climber.

Outstanding reference material and a must watch for any aspiring big wall climber.

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5 star rating

Excellent product

Steve Traversari

The animations are particularly useful and very well done. This course is excellent value. Although as explained at the beginning of the course you need need to have some experience.

The animations are particularly useful and very well done. This course is excellent value. Although as explained at the beginning of the course you need need to have some experience.

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5 star rating

El Cap here I come!

Gregory Skaer

Love this course. Totally worth the cost! I have done four big walls but still learned a bunch of stuff. I have been a big fan of the VDiff material for several years. Check them out, they are also fantastic. I can’t say enough good things ab...

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Love this course. Totally worth the cost! I have done four big walls but still learned a bunch of stuff. I have been a big fan of the VDiff material for several years. Check them out, they are also fantastic. I can’t say enough good things about their stuff. Check it out, you will be glad you did.

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5 star rating

Very useful!

Weston Spivia

This course covers a wide range of crucial skills needed on a big wall in an easy to understand fashion.

This course covers a wide range of crucial skills needed on a big wall in an easy to understand fashion.

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5 star rating

effortless explanations

duane swanson

taking extremely technical information, making it not only digestible, but fun as well. 100% worth the money and then some.

taking extremely technical information, making it not only digestible, but fun as well. 100% worth the money and then some.

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5 star rating

Great course

David Kolcinski

For an experienced free climber planning & preparing for my first big wall this was a fantastic and wide ranging course. Highly recommended

For an experienced free climber planning & preparing for my first big wall this was a fantastic and wide ranging course. Highly recommended

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5 star rating

Excellent course with lots of educational stuff

Martin Snygg

Really well done course and very generous material that goes into detail with 3D modelled videos showing the direction of forces being applied to gear. Very well thought out.

Really well done course and very generous material that goes into detail with 3D modelled videos showing the direction of forces being applied to gear. Very well thought out.

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5 star rating

Highly recommended

Felix Rottmann

Well structured course with detailed and nice information. Great!

Well structured course with detailed and nice information. Great!

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5 star rating

Big Wall Boldness and Goodness.

Baz Cardinal

Loads of extremely useful information and awesome skills and tricks. The animation was super impressive. I was confident before, but now I feel even more confident.

Loads of extremely useful information and awesome skills and tricks. The animation was super impressive. I was confident before, but now I feel even more confident.

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