Who We Are...

Susie Brathwaite, Vice President, Sales

Susie brings years of sales experience and flair to the company. She enjoys traditional  and sport climbing, snowboarding, long boarding, surfing and competitive gymnastics.

Brent "el Capitan" Brathwaite, Vice President Marketing and Advertising

Brenton is a High Angle Rescue Instructor (trainer). He enjoys speed climbing, rappelling, long-boarding, hang gliding, scuba and kite-boarding

Mission Statement

"To continually strive for excellence in Outdoor Rock Climbing  programs that nurture our clients and empower them to develop values, attitudes and beliefs that sustain them for life"
(Adopted by the BlackRock Climbers staff in 2000)

Philosophy

"Our Adventure Sports Camps are about: people temporarily living and working together in a small community; reflecting on contemporary living in order to.... adopt a basic and environmentally sound lifestyle while.... ensuring individuals are valued and feel that they can make a contribution to others and the environment.

Our programs enable: our clients to learn about themselves and to be challenged to perform at a personal best level; while learning about other people and the outdoor environment.... in an active, safe and health promoting way.... in unique settings".
(Adopted by the BlackRock Climbers staff in 1998)

Special Goals

• To provide opportunities for participants to develop leadership, tolerance and teamwork, and to learn with and from each other in a range of outdoor settings.
• To provide opportunities for participants to develop self esteem and to form values, ideas and opinions of their own.
• To provide participants with opportunities to experience genuine adventure and to be challenged physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally through outdoor activities and experiences.
• To provide learning activities of sufficient depth, breadth and variety to enable participants to experience success and to discover their own abilities and interests.
• To provide learning experiences, which will challenge, extend and motivate participants to explore and develop their potential.
• To provide a variety of learning experiences that are clearly linked and that assist participants to make connections between theory and practice.
• To provide a friendly, safe, caring and supportive learning environment.
• To provide an atmosphere which encourages participants to show consideration for the natural environment.
• To provide opportunities for campers to develop life long interests and skills.
• To develop in participants a sense of responsibility towards property, equipment and venues.
• To serve both as an example and as a resource for schools in the development of comprehensive outdoor education programs.

BlackRock Climbers provides:

• A wide range of education programmes for students and campers from years 8 to 18.
• Specialised programmes for students studying rock climbing outdoor education units.
• Programmes for students attending special schools.
• Professional development programmes for teachers, parents, and trainers.
• Specialist programmes for community and business organisations.

BlackRock Climbers runs a range of climbing programs using a wide variety of activities and co-operates closely with schools and other users to structure programmes which best suit their needs.