Introduction to Outdoor Bouldering

from $175.00

Perhaps you started climbing indoors and have developed a love for bouldering? Now you want to take your skills outside…

This full day course is designed to review the basics of bouldering outdoors and provide practice on some quality, introductory blocs with a supportive and informative group and LOTS of pads!

Bouldering is a form of climbing where climbers ascend small faces (in this case 15ft. or less) without ropes using ground pads and spotters as protection. When every fall is a ground fall it’s important to set up for success by applying sound judgement, managing risks and choosing appropriate routes. *per our insurance helmets are required to be worn during this program.

Topics include:

Stewardship / Leave No Trace / Outdoor Ethics

Route selection, grading and navigation

Seasonality

Equipment Selection

Risk Management / Emergency Response

Protection and Pad Placement

Spotting

Falling

Climbing Technique

Area tours and recommendations

Lot’s of climbing!

All courses are also available as private full day bookings starting at $375 for 1 person, $450 for 2 people.

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Perhaps you started climbing indoors and have developed a love for bouldering? Now you want to take your skills outside…

This full day course is designed to review the basics of bouldering outdoors and provide practice on some quality, introductory blocs with a supportive and informative group and LOTS of pads!

Bouldering is a form of climbing where climbers ascend small faces (in this case 15ft. or less) without ropes using ground pads and spotters as protection. When every fall is a ground fall it’s important to set up for success by applying sound judgement, managing risks and choosing appropriate routes. *per our insurance helmets are required to be worn during this program.

Topics include:

Stewardship / Leave No Trace / Outdoor Ethics

Route selection, grading and navigation

Seasonality

Equipment Selection

Risk Management / Emergency Response

Protection and Pad Placement

Spotting

Falling

Climbing Technique

Area tours and recommendations

Lot’s of climbing!

All courses are also available as private full day bookings starting at $375 for 1 person, $450 for 2 people.