Lecture Session A CMC Wall American Mountaineering Center May 16 - 6-9pm
Field Day Session A Lead Belay and Fall Practice Movement Golden May 18 - 6-9pm
Field Day Session A Clear Creek Canyon May 21 - all day
Nicky Rucker cmc.techclimbingschool@gmail.com 303-279-3080
Prerequisite for this class is Intermediate Rock Climbing, ACS (or formerly BMS).
The Denver Sport Climbing Gym to Crag Course will cover how to safely lead and follow rock climbs that have been protected by bolts. We will cover how to properly clip those bolts and illustrate common errors, including back clipping and z clipping.
We will cover how to safely clean sport anchors and safely lower and rappel.
We will take a look at gear specific to Sport Climbing, including Stick Clips and Grigris.
Gear required: Helmet, harness, climbing shoes, belay device with locker, autoblock with locker, safety leash with locker, single or double length runner with locker. Optional gear: chalk bag, extra locking carabiner, extra non-locking carabiner.
Attendance/Completion Policy Students must attend all lectures and field days to receive credit for completing the course. Students will not be allowed to continue beyond a missed lecture/field day. Students must also demonstrate mastery of the both the prerequisites and the skills taught in the immediate class. If such mastery cannot be demonstrated, the student will be asked to repeat the course. If a student cannot demonstrate mastery of the prerequisites the student will not be allowed to continue in the class.
Note that classes sometimes show "Sessions"; Basic Climbing Session A, for example. Sessions are simply alternate dates of the same class. In other words, you may choose Session A or Session B, depending on which dates work best for you. You do not have to complete both Session A and Session B.
Cancellation Policy: Classes must have minimum four students signed up and requisite number of instructors. If either number is too low class may be cancelled.
Covid Policy: Please see the CMC Covid policy Refund Policy: Please see the CMC Refund policy