Saturday Afternoon Half-Day Clinics
Note: Participation in clinics is not valid unless purchased with General Admission. Please be sure to purchase General Admission, too. Thank you!
Warriors Way - Falling Clinic
Host: Jon Richard - Vertical Voyages
Meet: North Forty Trailhead
This training addresses falling directly to help improve commitment. Students will do progressive falling practice, followed by movement, breathing, resting, and body/mind awareness exercises. Finally, students apply everything to a goal route. Students leave understanding how to take appropriate risks and how to commit to those risks.
Intro to Trad Falls and Catches (Intermediate)
Host: Carol Fittell
Meet: Pavilion
Learn to TRUST your gear! I'll explain the nuances of trad lead falls compared to sport. Then we'll take turns falling (and catching falls) on gear... with a top rope backup.
Helping climbers learn to confidently trust their skills on the rock.
Climbing is for Everybody
Host: Drew Hulsey
Meet: Pavilion
Anyone and everyone can climb! Indoors, outdoors, everywhere. Hang out with amazing people and find out that there are no limits.
Trad Climbing
Host: Jeremy Collins
Meet: North Forty Trailhead
Learning tips and tricks and other techniques for trad climbing.
Women in Climbing
Host: Katie Jo Meyers
Meet: Trading Post
Climb with a group of women and learn a few tips and tricks to better your technique.
Intro to Lead Climbing
Host: Elisha Gallagos
Meet: Pavilion
If you are just getting started in the sport of climbing, this class is for you! Learn all the basics of starting on lead.
Anchor Cleaning
Host: Sam Warren
Meet: North Forth Trailhead
Cleaning anchors is a very important skill in climbing! Practice makes perfect, so spend an hour learning new ways to clean anchors and stay safe!
Belay Techniques
Host: Andrew LaClure
Meet: Pavilion
Learn various techniques in belaying for different climbing disciplines.
Gear Anchors
Host: Randy Judycki - Austin Ascents
Meet: Pavilion
We will begin with a discussion of gear, its construction and best placement. Then we will move onto placing gear to insure everyone understands gear placements, options and removal. From here we move onto constructing anchors and rappelling off your own anchor.
Bouldering 101
Host: Jason Groves - Ozark Climbing Gym
Meet: Pavillion
Want to boulder outdoors but don't know where to start? This workshop covers the basics from the very beginning: from learning how to carry multiple pads and creating safer landings to some tips and tricks to help find and send your first outdoor problems! We'll start at the Pavilion and head to the world famous Idaho Boulders as a group to do some real learning on the rock.
