Many people learn to lead climb in the gym and want to take these skills outdoors! This course is designed with these climbers in mind. We will review the many differences and similarities of lead climbing on bolted routes indoors vs. out. If you are going to start sport climbing outdoors you will likely be headed to areas such as Rumney, NH or Farley, MA.. This course is usually hosted at Mormon Hollow in Wendall, MA since it has small selection of quality sport climbs offering a wide range of experiences, it’s generally fairly quite, and we are permitted to use it. Course times typically run 8AM - 4PM. 4:1 Student to Instructor Ratio
Course Topics:
Stewardship / Leave No Trace
Route Finding
Equipment Selection
Evaluating Fixed Protection
Stick Clip Use
Hanging and Retrieving Quickdraws
Identifying Mixed Routes
Partner communication
Outdoor Lead Belay and Fall Forces
Anchoring / Anchor Cleaning
Leaving Gear / How to Bail
Lead Climbing and Falling
Many people learn to lead climb in the gym and want to take these skills outdoors! This course is designed with these climbers in mind. We will review the many differences and similarities of lead climbing on bolted routes indoors vs. out. If you are going to start sport climbing outdoors you will likely be headed to areas such as Rumney, NH or Farley, MA.. This course is usually hosted at Mormon Hollow in Wendall, MA since it has small selection of quality sport climbs offering a wide range of experiences, it’s generally fairly quite, and we are permitted to use it. Course times typically run 8AM - 4PM. 4:1 Student to Instructor Ratio
Course Topics:
Stewardship / Leave No Trace
Route Finding
Equipment Selection
Evaluating Fixed Protection
Stick Clip Use
Hanging and Retrieving Quickdraws
Identifying Mixed Routes
Partner communication
Outdoor Lead Belay and Fall Forces
Anchoring / Anchor Cleaning
Leaving Gear / How to Bail
Lead Climbing and Falling
