Anchor building
course
Solid anchor building skills are a must for any climber at any level.
Learn All about Climbing Anchors and get the skills to head out Top-rope Climbing on your own
This 1-day course will teach you safe and efficient anchor building techniques so you can get out climbing on your own. Learn a variety of anchor building skills, gear selection and care, choosing routes for outdoor top-roping and managing cliff-top safety.
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At the end of the day, it's time to climb!
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Anatomy of an Anchor
Assessing and selecting anchor points
Load distribution/Vector forces/Equalization methods
Climbing knots
Anchor redundancy
Anchor assessment
Cliff-top safety
Outdoor transitioning tips
Rappelling (optional)
Requirements
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Climbers should have previous roped climbing experience
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Outdoor climbing experience recommended
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No prerequisite for climbing ability
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All required climbing gear provided
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Course not ideal for very young climbers (please inquire for more information)
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1:6 guide to participant ratio
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Taught by a certified guide
Recommended First
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Intro to Outdoor Climbing
What's next?
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Top-rope Climbing Course
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Rappelling Course
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Top-rope Meet-ups
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Rock Rescue Course
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Outdoor Sport Lead Course
Folks are saying...
"The thoroughness of the instruction made me feel that I was learning to manage risk to be safe"
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"As someone with little climbing experience I particularly appreciated all the additional info that went beyond just the anchor building information..."
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"Everything covered and more it was a great experience"
