Introduction to Outdoor Bouldering

Group Size

6 people per guide

Duration

4 hours

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!