Introduction to Outdoor Bouldering
Perhaps you started climbing indoors and have developed a love for bouldering? Now you want to take your skills outside…
This 4 hour 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!
Perhaps you started climbing indoors and have developed a love for bouldering? Now you want to take your skills outside…
This 4 hour 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!
Perhaps you started climbing indoors and have developed a love for bouldering? Now you want to take your skills outside…
This 4 hour 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!