July 20th& 21st

Would you like to learn to place your own gear? Do natural features appeal to you? Or would you like to get away from the crowds? Learn how to trad climb from professionals.

A few topics that will be covered in this class:

*Route finding                      *Cleaning bolt anchors

*Passive & Active gear           *Setting up rappel anchors

*Bolt and Gear anchors          *Trad/Crack climbing technique

For only $300/person each clinic will include:

2 Full days of instruction on Saturday and Sunday

Lodging Friday and Saturday nights

Campfire meet and greet Friday night

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Saturday

Breakfast Sunday

*****Sign up 2 or more people and each person in your group will be only $285/person.

Clinics will have a maximum client limit. Contact us today to reserve your spot.

859-230-3567 or redriveroutdoors@gmail.com

June 8th & 9th (Climbing days of clinic are Saturday and Sunday)

Basic Outline for the weekend:

CLIMBING ON THE SHARP END

LEAD CLIMBING AND BELAYING

1. Discussion of gear related to lead climbing and belaying (ropes, quickdraws, belay devices, stick clips, etc…)

1. What you need, what you don’t, and what is worth your $
2. How to maintain your gear
3. When to retire your gear

1. Lead Belaying

1. Differences from top rope belaying
2. Pros and Cons of different belay devices
3. Managing slack in the system

1. methods for feeding and taking slack with different devices
2. how muck slack is appropriate

1. Belayer positioning
2. Catching falls

1. keeping the leader off the ground
2. how to make the lead falls more comfortable for the leader

1. soft/dynamic belays and when they’re appropriate

1. Weight differences and how they change the game

1. Lead Climbing

1. Clipping

1. how to hang quickdraws and clip them properly

1. avoiding backclipping
2. avoiding z-clipping

1. how to clip efficiently
2. where to clip relative to the piece of protection

1. Rope management

1. where the rope needs to run relative to feet and legs
2. techniques for managing the rope while climbing

1. Falling

1. how to fall safely (it can actually be pretty fun!)

1. Cleaning Routes

1. Cleaning anchors

1. how to get the rope through the anchor and your gear back safely
2. pro and cons of different cleaning methods

1. Cleaning the route

1. how to manage cleaning overhanging routes
2. avoiding the death swing

1. Everything Else that goes into having a safe and fun day of leading

1. Communication between leader and belayer
2. Stick clipping

1. what are stick clips and when to use them
2. how to make a stick clip and what to do if you don’t have one

1. Efficiency

1. how to manage the tasks of leading in a clean, stress free manner

For only $300/person each clinic will include:

2 Full days of instruction on Saturday and Sunday

Lodging Friday and Saturday nights

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Saturday

Breakfast Sunday

Clinics will have a maximum client limit. Contact us today to reserve your spot.

859-230-3567 or redriveroutdoors@gmail.com