SLCA 2026 Festival Clinic – Trad Climbing 101 with WMG

Location

Alta, Utah

Group Size

4 people per guide

Duration

6 hours

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Time: Clinics begin 10:30 AM-4:30 PM
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, staged out of Goldminer's Daughter Lodge, Alta, UT
Cost: $99

• Clinic funds are donated and directly support SLCA's mission of protecting climbing access in the Wasatch

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Learn from Legends — Now at the SLCA Climbing Festival

Join the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance and Wasatch Mountain Guides for a hands-on Trad Climbing 101 clinic, hosted as part of the 13th Annual SLCA Climbing Festival: Climb. Connect. Compete. Protect.

This clinic is hosted by experienced WMG guides, all IFMGA/AMGA certified, with decades of climbing experience across the Wasatch and around the world.

This clinic is designed to take you from gym or sport climber to confident trad leader. Whether you've never racked a cam or you've followed a few trad pitches and want to tighten up your systems, this clinic will give you the foundation to start building your own trad climbing skill set.

Your registration is also your ticket into the day's festivities — head down the mountain after your clinic for the Cecret Challenge, vendor village, dinner, the evening keynote, and more.

NOTE: clinic participants must purchase a ticket to the SLCA Climbing Festival.

What You'll Learn

• Traditional gear fundamentals: cams, nuts, and how to rack and place them
• Building solid, multi-piece trad anchors
• Trad climbing movement & strategy vs. sport climbing
• Placing and evaluating gear for safety and efficiency
• Risk management & decision-making on traditional routes

Why Join?

• Learn directly from IFMGA/AMGA certified guides in real Little Cottonwood terrain
• Clinic funds are donated and directly support SLCA's mission of protecting climbing access
• Your clinic is part of the SLCA Climbing Festival — stick around for the Cecret Challenge, gear demos, yoga, the keynote presentation, and the evening party at Goldminer's Daughter Lodge
• Connect with fellow Wasatch climbers in a fun, hands-on environment

Event Highlights

• Hands-on instruction from IFMGA/AMGA guides
• Trad fundamentals: gear, anchors, movement, and decision-making
• Small group sizes for personalized coaching
• Your participation helps protect Wasatch climbing access

Salt Lake Climbers Alliance × Wasatch Mountain Guides Climbing stronger, together.