Cost: $189/person
Length: 1 days
Max Guide/client ratio: 1:4
Instructor Quals: ACMG Rock Guide
Location: Squamish
When: Various dates - click “book now” for dates
Cost: $189/person
Length: 1 days
Max Guide/client ratio: 1:4
Instructor Quals: ACMG Rock Guide
Location: Squamish
When: Various dates - click “book now” for dates
The simplicity of clipping bolts and trying hard, sport climbing is deservingly popular for its ease of access and athleticism. Minimal equipment, the ability to try as hard as you can, and fall safely are all common parts of the experience. Sport climbing is truly where your outdoor climbing begins, this is where you develop movement skills, build strength and gain the confidence to climb with the rope trailing below you, lead climbing. This course will teach you the fundamentals of safe sport climbing, everything from learning to lead, the techniques of catching a fall, basic anchors configurations, cleaning a route, and much more.
Cost: $189/person
Length: 1 days
Max Guide/client ratio: 1:4
Instructor Quals: ACMG Rock Guide
Location: Squamish
When: Various dates - click “book now” for dates
One of the skills we want you to master is catching a fall in a dynamic way that stops the falling climber, without creating a harsh pendulum swing into the wall. Ouch! Not confidence inspiring!
This course is recommended for people who have developed their indoor climbing and top rope belaying skills. It’s also beneficial if you are comfortable with moving on the rock outside on a top rope before stepping up and learning to lead climb on the "sharp end". If you would like to develop your outdoor rock climbing movement skills. See our Afternoon Summer Sessions and Climbing movement skills programs.
- Leading a sport climb
- How to fall
- Clipping position & clipping quickdraws
- Avoiding common mistakes
- Catching a fall dynamically
- Sport climbing anchors
- Cleaning the anchor efficiently and safely
- Tram cleaning a route
What’s included?
- All climbing equipment - although bring it if you got it!
- High quality instruction from an ACMG Rock climbing Guide (Expert), with 10 years of guiding experience, not an apprentice Rock guide.
- Individual service - pre course phone conversation
- Rain Day Guarantee - no guiding during the rain!!
What should I bring?
- I can supply you with sport climbing equipment. If you have your own please bring it, it's worth getting used to your own equipment. I can also advise you with what to buy.
- Your shiny new rope if you have one
- Belay device either Gri Gri or Tube
- Climbing shoes
- Water & food for the day