This course covers in detail:

• Basic knots (review)
• Proper belay technique (review)
• Environmental hazards and evaluation
• How to build simple ground anchors
• Remove artificial anchors while seconding a leader
• Connect yourself to a multi-pitch anchor
• Break down an anchor
• Move in a multi-pitch environment
• Safely rappelling

Detailed Course Itinerary:

We routinely customize courses based on our clients’ needs and wishes.  If you don’t see a technique or skill that you would like to learn contact us, chances are we can make it happen. 

Day 1

Our Gym to Crag course will review all of the information covered in our comprehensive basic, but at an accelerated rate.  This ensures you have all the basic skills before we move on to more advanced material.  We will cover (review) proper belay and rappel technique.  Students are then introduced to hand placed anchors and how to remove them from the rock and properly rack them on the harness.  The rest of the day will involve putting these new skills together in a multi pitch environment.

Day 2

The second day allows us to customize this course to the students and introduce new material as the students demonstrate competency with previously covered course material.  Many groups climb to the South Peak of Seneca to experience a true technical summit while reinforcing old skills and learning new ones.  Available topics include advanced rappel techniques, introduction to self rescue concepts and preparedness, as well as building top rope anchors

Day 3

Continuing practice of techniques with an instructor help students walk away from the course “owning” the skills they have been taught which ensures long term retention.  Almost all students need this third day to really cement their new skills but if not our skilled and flexible instructors can seamlessly integrate skills from a higher level course.

This course is also offered in an abbreviated two day version. Please note; the enormous amount of information to be learned is best suited to a three day course.

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Hey there Travis,

I just wanted to send you a quick note to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for turning me onto what has become my newest passion!  I learned SOOOO much from you and I think you're a GREAT guide and a super guy.  Oh, and you're a damn good salesman too---I've got a bunch of new gear to prove it!  I feel so blessed to have lucked out with you as my private guide.  Thanks for keeping me safe, teaching me so much, and making me feel secure and comfortable during my entire rock climbing experience! 
  
I hope to make another trip up there this season to reinforce the skills you taught me, so hopefully we'll meet again in the not-too-distant future.

Sandra