Gym to Crag
Class is for:
This course is for climbers that have gained experience in the climbing gym and want to smoothly transition to outdoor climbing.
Prerequisites:
Gym climbing experience and a genuine interest in learning to climb outdoors.
Course Description:
Outdoor climbing IS very different than indoor climbing, requiring an awarness of outdoor objective hazards, different safety systems, setup skills, breakdown skills, and often different climbing techniques. The course will not waste your time reviewing things you have already mastered in the gym. Instead, we ascertain your level of proficiency in indoor skills and then add outdoor skills in a logical progression that maximizes understanding and retention. You will be a crag hero in no time!
Class Length:
2 days recommended.
Instructor(s):
Granite Arches' AMGA certified instructors.
This course will cover:
- Objective hazards overview
- Rope selection, management, stacking, closing the system
- Modern, outdoor belay techniques, position and dynamics
- Knots and hitches
- Modern ground anchoring systems and when to use them
- Gear selection for outdoor climbing
- Rope setup and anchoring overview
- Terrain assessment and guide book interpretation
- Cleaning a top rope anchor for rappelling/being lowered
- Questions and Review