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ROCK CLIMBING

Rock climbing is both its own full blow sport as well as a fundamental skill for technical mountaineering and alpine climbing. Rock climbing can be an occasional treat or it can truly become a lifestyle as it enriches one's life through challenge, travel, adventure, and fun.  Vertical rock is typically the realm where people learn the basics of technical systems, risk management and analysis, the basics of climbing gear usage, and team work before they progress into climbing technical mountains. Check out our course offerings to find a program right for your drive, your skill set, and your goals! 

 

Our rock climbing courses are run in world famous rock climbing venues such as Boulder, Colorado; Red Rocks, Las Vegas; Shawgunks, New York; and Squamish, British Columbia.   

 Rock Immersion Week

5 days spent in climbing in Boulder Colorado, Squamish, BC,  or Smith Rock, OR

Find a new lifelong passion, learn the basics in the best venue in the world

$1875 Per Person

Dates available from April to October

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Description:

This week long program is designed to help someone quickly accelerate the learning curve of falling in love with rock climbing.  Designed for those with limited to no rock climbing experience with a healthy does of motivation, the immersion week will pay dividends through a newly acquired life passion. The focus of the 5 days is time spent rock climbing and practicing to achieve mastery of basic necessary skills. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Developing understanding of basic rock climbing knots and gear 
  • Mastery of lead and top rope belay techniques 
  • Developing experience of rock climbing movement skills including slab, crack, and steep climbing technique
  • Developing experience and understanding of rappel techniques
  • Developing experience and understanding of following and cleaning mulitpitch routes 
  • Mastery of fundamental rock climbing communication 

Self sufficiency Week

5 days spent Becoming a self sufficient rock climber

Boulder, CO; Squamish, BC; Smith Rock, OR

learn to build top ropes anchors, belay techniques, and how to lead sport climbs

$1250.00 Per Person

Dates available from April to October

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Description:

This week long program is designed to help someone quickly accelerate the learning curve of becoming a self-suffienicent rock climber. Designed for those with enough rock climbing experience to know they want to be able to do it without a guide, this week long program will pay dividends through the ability to go and independently rock climb at most single pitch crags. The focus of the 5 days is time spent practicing knowledge and skills that will enable you to top rope and lead sport climbs outdoors. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Developing understanding of advanced rock climbing knots and gear 
  • Mastery of lead belay techniques in a sport climbing setting
  • Experience setting up top ropes using natural anchors and bolted anchors
  • Developing experience and understanding of rappel techniques
  • Developing experience and understanding of leading sport climbs
  • Mastery of cleaning bolted anchors 

Trad Climbing Mentorship Week, Boulder colorado

5 days spent becoming a competant Trad Climber

Boulder, CO; Squamish, BC

Learn to Place good gear, fall on gear, lead a multipitch route, manage your rope 

$1400.00 Per Person

Dates available from April to October

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Description:

This week long program is designed to help someone quickly accelerate the learning curve of becoming a self-suffienicent trad climber. Designed for those with experience leading sport and top roping outside, and enough experience to know they want to be able to trad climb on their own, this week long program will open up a whole new world of rock climbing. The focus of the 5 days is time spent placing gear up off the ground, while your guide ascends a rope next to you in order to provide you real time critical feedback and risk management should you need assistance.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Mastery of basic rock climbing gear, experience and understanding of removable protection
  • Mastery of lead belay techniques in a single and multipitch trad climbing scenario
  • Ability to recognize well placed, and poorly placed traditional gear
  • Developing trust of well placed traditional gear
  • Experience and understanding of building and using multi pitch traditional anchors
  • Understanding of when and how to extend gear
  • Understanding of rope systems for multipitch climbing
  • Experience belaying a following climbing from above 
 

 

ROCK CLIMBING à la carte programs

 

Trad Climbing Seminar - 2 days -$550.00

Trad climbing opens up the door to so much more climbing but it is a hobby that requires significant knowledge, skill, and experience in judgement. Expedite the learning curve in this 2 day seminar and free yourself from bolted crags. 

Rescue skills for Rock Climbers - 2 days - $450.00

So many things can go wrong in the vertical rock environment. Be prepared with the toolbox of techniques taught in this 2 day program based on historical accidents and problem solving.

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Gym To Crag Transition Weekend - 2 days - $450.00

The ropes aren't already up, the bolt quality is uncertain, the crag is hard to find. Ditch the chalky air and the greased up plastic and transition into the wild with this 2 day program.

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Mutipitch Climbing Clinic - 1 day - $225.00

Climbing high up off the ground introduces untold new rewards and adventures. It also introduces so many new potential pitfalls. Learn how to maximize the gains while minimizing the risk in this 2 day program.