Description

Become the rock climber you’ve always dreamed of being!

Rock climbing is all about progression, fun, and developing your skills to take on those big mountain objectives you’ve only dreamt of. Learn the critical skills and know-how you need in this four day course and become the best climber you can be. There’s no better fast track to becoming a solid rock climber than getting fully immersed in the sport for a week with a professional instructor who cares about your development. If you’re looking for a stellar climbing course where you can gain technical skills, advance your climbing movement, and benefit from the guided instruction of a professional guide, look no further.

On the day of the course, we will work on climbing movement skills and body positioning. If you’re a little rusty or looking for tips to improve your technical skills, we’ll review lead and top-rope belaying, rope management, and some common knots used in climbing. Day 2 is all about rock rescue, common rescue scenarios, and solidifying our understanding of knots and hitches. Throughout day 3 of the course, you’ll learn the skills needed to build anchors with a variety of materials that are commonly used in outdoor climbing. To wrap up day 4, you’ll practice jamming cracks of all different sizes and continue working on rock climbing movement.

This climbing progression series is a sure way to take your climbing to the next level in a very short period of time. It’s a great way to quickly improve your climbing ability, meet new climbing partners, and gain essential technical climbing skills.

 

Sample Itinerary:

Day 1
After meeting your guide and the rest of the course participants, we will head out for a full day of climbing. We will work on movement skills and body positioning along with a review of belaying, rope management, and climbing knots.

Day 2
Learn the crucial skills and techniques needed for rock rescue scenarios. You will learn and practice advanced knots and hitches and begin to apply them to self rescue, partner assistance, and emergency scenarios.

Day 3
Learn about and practice building anchors common to outdoor rock climbing. Both top rope and multipitch anchors are discussed in depth.

Day 4
The objective today is to solidify advanced techniques needed to climb cracks of all different sizes. We will work on jamming hand and feet, unique body positioning needed for crack climbing, and how to move efficiently.

Prerequisites:

Participants should be able to comfortably climb 5.7 outdoors on a top rope as well as have experience with basic climbing systems such as belaying, tying knots, and equipment usage.

Dates/Price
Course Dates Price Location Course Length Difficulty Rating
Course DatesJune 19 - 22, 2025 Price$899 LocationGolden, Colorado Course Length4 days Difficulty Rating5/10
Course DatesSeptember 25 - 28, 2025 Price$899 LocationGolden, Colorado Course Length4 Days Difficulty Rating5/10
Highlights
  • Four days of rock climbing and instruction that will make you a better climber
  • A perfect combination of some of our most popular standalone courses (Rock Rescue Essentials 1, Climbing Anchors, & Crack Climbing)
  • A large focus on climbing movement and techniques you need to climb your next project
  • Personalized feedback from a professional guide to help you become a stronger and more competent rock climber
  • Instructor demos and tons of hands on experience practicing technical skills
  • You’ll walk away feeling confident in your new skills and ready for the next adventure
Price Includes

Includes:

  • A professionally trained and/or certified AMGA guide or instructor
  • Group climbing gear such as ropes, lead equipment (both sport and trad)
  • Personal climbing gear such as harnesses, helmets, shoes

Excludes:

  • Transportation. You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from a designated meeting area
  • Gratuity
  • Food
  • Trip insurance
  • Personal camping gear
  • Entrance fees and parking fees (where necessary)
Topics Covered
  • Review of belaying and climbing knots
  • Climbing movement and technique
  • Face climbing and crack climbing
  • Rescue techniques and common rescue scenarios
  • Rock climbing anchoring principles and different types of outdoor climbing anchors
You May Also Like
Scroll
arrow
Scroll
arrow
Our Community Partners
leave no trace
asolo
protect americas climbing
campfront technical adventure