Sport Climbing Basics @ the Ledge

Hey

This Thursday at the Ledge, Caity, Gabe, and I (Mali) will be running a sport climbing basics training workshop. This session will be aimed primarily at those looking to transition from indoor climbing to outdoor self-sufficiency.

Some of the skills we’re aiming to cover include lead belaying, clipping, falling, cleaning anchors, and other helpful tips and tricks. We acknowledge that it will be difficult to cover everything required for you to go outside and start climbing by yourself, but hopefully, this can be a good step in the right direction.

Bring along whatever relevant gear you currently own, the rest will be provided by us. In the comments let me know your current experience level, what gear you have and what you’d be looking to get out of this training.

Bennett and Gabe cruising.

Pre-reading:

These articles cover most of the theory we’ll go over on Thursday, reading them before will help you understand the concepts on the day.

• Lead climbing
• Lead belaying
• Belaying with a GriGri
• Cleaning sport routes
• Club document on lead climbing 

See ya there !