Class day/time: 11/29, 12/1, & 12/2, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Experience Level: Intermediate Our intro to sport climbing course covers the skills necessary to lead climb in the gym as well as making the transition to sport climbing outside! This course meets for a total of 7.5 hours over three climbing sessions. Work with instructors to learn: - Clipping techniques and how to avoid mistakes
- Real experience lead falling (with style!) in a safe and controlled environment
- Lead belaying
- Practice mock lead climbing
- Various bolted anchor building methods
- Supplementing bolted anchors with natural protection (trees / boulders / pinches)
- How to use common various sport anchor styles
- Bolt inspection and red flags
- Lowering through open and closed fixed anchors
- Rappelling
- Leave No Trace Ethics specific to the climbing environment
- Real practice building and lowering off of sport anchors in a gym environment
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