Climbing school training courses in Albuquerque, NM (public, in-house or online)

Experience the thrill and adventure of vertical rock climbing. Learn climbing techniques and the safe use of equipment through top roping. Gain the necessary basic skills to safely continue the journey into the world of vertical rock climbing. The course will be conducted at UNM’s climbing walls and in the field. All equipment will be provided (details will be given at the first class meeting.) Field trip dates are subject to change. Students need to bring 1 piece of 8 ft. long, 9-11 mm (3/...

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This course takes place in a slide climber’s paradise, miles from the nearest road. We begin instruction with an introduction to equipment and clothing for warm weather adventures; and the essentials of trip planning and navigation. After packing equipment and food, we head out for a five mile hike to our base camp for the next three nights. By backpacking almost to the foot of the mountain, we’ll gain easy access to numerous large slides.

Our second day includes a climb of one of the eas...

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This course presents the techniques needed for climbing mixed ice and rock terrain. We’ll begin by introducing you to the insecure feeling of climbing rock in mountain boots. Climbing rock in boots requires techniques quite different from the ones used while wearing rock shoes, and helping you to become comfortable in this initially foreign environment is our first priority.

Next, we’ll explore rock climbing while wearing crampons and finally we will introduce “dry-tooling� We provide pl...

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Leading ice is serious business, with litle margin for error. This course will assist experienced ice climbers, who are already competent leaders on rock, in making the transition to leading ice.

The course deals almost entirely with making the complex judgment decisions required to lead ice. You will learn about the many factors governing frequency and location of protection, how to avoid applying rock climbing logic to ice climbing situations, and how to assess the inherently higher ri...

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By combining our two weekend, Level II courses with an additional day of climbing, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to multi-pitch ice climbing. Emphasis will be placed on honing ice climbing skills and techniques on classic Adirondack ice climbs.

We’ve designed the course to follow Water Ice: An Introduction To The Frozen World and for those wishing an intensive, seven-day introduction to the sport, these two courses can be scheduled consecutively.