Intro to Sport Climbing
Our Intro to Sport Climbing course is the ultimate “gym-to-crag” course. This two-day clinic is held at Hidden Valley in Southwestern Virginia, one of the few sport climbing areas within a two hour drive from Asheville, North Carolina and ideal for those looking to transition from lead climbing in the gym to safely setting up outdoor sport climbs for themselves.
Topics Covered:
- Gear choice
- Lead belaying
- Quick draw orientation and clipping
- Stick clipping
- Building sport climbing anchors
- Evaluating fixed gear
- Anchor and route cleaning
- Projecting routes
- Crag etiquette
Course Prerequisites:
Participants should be lead climbing certified in a climbing gym and comfortably leading gym 5.7 and top-roping gym 5.9.
Number on course: Maximum of 6:1 client to instructor ratio
Course length: Two days
Course dates: See the Course Schedule
Cost*: $450
2: $570 per person (two to one instructor, two days)
1: $730 per person (one to one instructor, two days)
*The costs are based on the actual number of participants on the course. Courses normally run at 3+ people. However, in the event the courses run with fewer people the costs will be as shown above. Participants that do not wish to take the course with low numbers (because of the cost) can change their course to another date. The upside to lower numbers is of course a more personal course.