Outdoor Rock Climbing Courses in Alberta
Have you thought about getting outside to start your climbing journey? The Intro into Outdoor Rock Climbing course is designed for people who have never climbed before or have done some climbing indoors. This course focuses on climbing, belaying, and rappelling. It will help you build your skills to be safe while outdoor climbing, pass a belay test at an indoor climbing gym, and teach you how to descend on a climbing rope (rappelling).
Uplift Adventures offers these open courses for youth, adults and families. The youth programs are grouped into 8 - 12 and 13 - 17 years of ages. We encourage families to get outside exploring together and offer some programs that will allow families to sign up together. Private courses are available upon request. Please review our Time & Dates below for specific dates for each open group.
The key learning objectives of this course include:
- How to put on a harness
- How to use a tie-in knot to the harness
- How to belay your climbing partner
- Climbing technique and etiquette
- Climbing communication
- Safely attach yourself to a rope to descend the rope to the ground
This course is offered a short distance outside Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.
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