The Fear of Falling Toolkit
A step-by-step online programme, that takes you from hesitant to confident on the wall.
The Toolkit is taught indoors. The skills carry over to outdoor sport climbing, with the appropriate risk assessment.
By Dr Fin Haley — Clinical Psychologist & Rock Climbing Instructor
In partnership with
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Sound Familiar?
You might notice it as any of these. None of it means you're “not brave enough.” Fear is a normal response — and like any response, it can be retrained.
Fear changes through experience, not avoidance. The Toolkit is built on the gold-standard psychological approach for overcoming fear.
What Changes
Climbing harder grades
Enjoying climbing again
Committing to moves they used to back off
Getting on routes they never thought they'd try
I've given up on other climbing apps because they're more focused on training, measurements and metrics, and I just don't have the motivation for that. How I train is entirely dependent on the day for me.
But this is fun! It's really easy to follow. The videos are great — short, manageable and broken down into bite-sized chunks. I also love having a tangible workbook to work through.
Kristina Fowler
Climbs I used to get mega pumped on earlier this season are now easy warm-ups, and I've since climbed my hardest grade.
Filippa Nordenson
Before the course, the gap between my top-rope and lead grade was three grades. Now it's half a grade.
Nessa Cashmore
Why It Usually Stalls
Most climbers run into the same four problems. The Toolkit is built around each one.
“I panic too soon and back off.”
You'll learn a range of practical strategies to stay calm on the wall, and practise them in graded steps — so you never jump in too far, too fast.
“I lose motivation after a few sessions.”
Concrete goals and progress tracking show you exactly how far you've come, and a community of climbers working on the same thing keeps you going.
“I can't fit it around my training.”
The plan slots into the climbing you already do, rather than the other way round.
“I don't know when I'm ready to push on.”
A reflective log tracks your fear over time and tells you when you're ready for the next exercise — so you're never guessing.
What's Included
Inside the App
Your goals and plan on one screen, 21 chapters of lessons with their workbooks built in, and a quick way to log how the fear felt after each exercise.
The home screen. What you're working towards, the identity you're building, and what's on this week — all in one place.
24 videos, each with an interactive workbook built in, so the thinking happens as you go rather than in a separate document you never open.
Rate how each exercise actually felt. The app uses that to tell you when you're ready to move on, and tracks your progress over time so you can see how far you've come.
See Inside
See exactly how the programme works before you commit.
Who It's For
Whether you're projecting in the 8s or just starting out, young or old, whatever your gender — the Toolkit is designed to be inclusive and to work at your level.
Who's Behind It
The Fear of Falling Toolkit was created by Dr Fintan Haley — a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, climber, and founder of Expedition Psychology.
It's built on evidence-based psychological methods for reducing fear, adapted specifically for climbing, and developed in partnership with Mammut and The Foundry Climbing Centre.
Start Today
The complete Toolkit — guided video lessons, a step-by-step programme, progress tracking, and a community of climbers. Yours to keep, worked through at your own pace.
Backed by a money-back guarantee. If the Toolkit isn't right for you, we'll make it right.
By Dr Fin Haley — Clinical Psychologist & Rock Climbing Instructor
Not Ready Yet?
Dr Fin Haley's recorded talk on the fear of falling — what fear actually is, why avoiding falls keeps it alive, and four tools you can start using at the wall. It stands on its own: no purchase needed, and genuinely useful whether or not you go on to the Toolkit.
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