Intro to Top Rope Climbing is a great starter course for those seeking to learn essential skills needed to get started climbing outside. Learn the foundation for all your future climbing habits from an AMGA-certified instructor! The course focuses on building the most common top rope setups from bolted anchors while teaching climbers personal security tools at the top of the cliff. This course is typically held at Den Rock in Lawrence, Quincy Quarries or Red Rocks, Gloucester. Course times are generally 8AM-4PM. 6:1 Max Student to Instructor Ratio. 3 students required for the course to run. All necessary equipment is included.
Course Topics Include:
Stewardship / Leave No Trace
Route Finding
Equipment Selection
Essential Knots
Top Rope Anchor Configurations
Belay techniques, devices and Communication
Tethering with rope and personal anchor system
Plenty of supervised setup and climbing practice!
NEW! We are also offering a Top Rope Practice Day for those who have taken our Intro to Top-Rope course (or equivalent) and want to get some additional practice with direct supervision and feedback from a certified instructor. See the details on the Top Rope Practice Day page.
All courses are also available as private full day bookings starting at $450 for 1-2 people.
Intro to Top Rope Climbing is a great starter course for those seeking to learn essential skills needed to get started climbing outside. Learn the foundation for all your future climbing habits from an AMGA-certified instructor! The course focuses on building the most common top rope setups from bolted anchors while teaching climbers personal security tools at the top of the cliff. This course is typically held at Den Rock in Lawrence, Quincy Quarries or Red Rocks, Gloucester. Course times are generally 8AM-4PM. 6:1 Max Student to Instructor Ratio. 3 students required for the course to run. All necessary equipment is included.
Course Topics Include:
Stewardship / Leave No Trace
Route Finding
Equipment Selection
Essential Knots
Top Rope Anchor Configurations
Belay techniques, devices and Communication
Tethering with rope and personal anchor system
Plenty of supervised setup and climbing practice!
NEW! We are also offering a Top Rope Practice Day for those who have taken our Intro to Top-Rope course (or equivalent) and want to get some additional practice with direct supervision and feedback from a certified instructor. See the details on the Top Rope Practice Day page.
All courses are also available as private full day bookings starting at $450 for 1-2 people.
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