Intro to Rock Climbing
New to climbing? This beginner-friendly course covers essential techniques, belaying, knots, anchoring, and rappelling. Learn safety fundamentals while climbing low-angle routes designed to build confidence and foundational skills in a supportive environment.
Intermediate Rock Climbing
Refine your climbing skills with advanced techniques like edging, smearing, laybacking, and jamming. Learn traditional gear placements and anchoring methods to improve efficiency and safety. Perfect for those looking to progress beyond the basics.
Climbing Anchors Course
Master the art of building solid climbing anchors using bolts and trad gear. Learn essential placement principles, the SERENE method, and equalization techniques. Gain hands-on experience in setting up secure single and multi-pitch anchor systems.
Climbing Anchors Course
Master the art of building solid climbing anchors using bolts and trad gear. Learn essential placement principles, the SERENE method, and equalization techniques. Gain hands-on experience in setting up secure single and multi-pitch anchor systems.
Climbing Self Rescue Course
Learn essential self-rescue techniques, including friction hitches, rope ascension, rappel backups, climber rescue, and lowering systems. Gain confidence in handling emergency situations while climbing safely with a partner.
Senior Climbing Course
Think rock climbing is too extreme? Think again! This course is designed for older adults curious about climbing. No extreme strength needed—just basic fitness. Experience a fun, safe, and mentally engaging outdoor activity at your own pace.
Intro to Rock Climbing
New to climbing? This beginner-friendly course covers essential techniques, belaying, knots, anchoring, and rappelling. Learn safety fundamentals while climbing low-angle routes designed to build confidence and foundational skills in a supportive environment.
Intermediate Rock Climbing
Refine your climbing skills with advanced techniques like edging, smearing, laybacking, and jamming. Learn traditional gear placements and anchoring methods to improve efficiency and safety. Perfect for those looking to progress beyond the basics.
Senior Climbing Course
Think rock climbing is too extreme? Think again! This course is designed for older adults curious about climbing. No extreme strength needed—just basic fitness. Experience a fun, safe, and mentally engaging outdoor activity at your own pace.
Climbing Self Rescue Course
Learn essential self-rescue techniques, including friction hitches, rope ascension, rappel backups, climber rescue, and lowering systems. Gain confidence in handling emergency situations while climbing safely with a partner.
Lead Climbing Course
Take the lead with confidence! Learn to place and remove protection, manage rope drag, clip properly, build anchors, and belay safely. Get hands-on experience with simulated lead climbs under expert supervision.
Lead Climbing Course
Take the lead with confidence! Learn to place and remove protection, manage rope drag, clip properly, build anchors, and belay safely. Get hands-on experience with simulated lead climbs under expert supervision.
Senior Climbing Course
Think rock climbing is too extreme? Think again! This course is designed for older adults curious about climbing. No extreme strength needed—just basic fitness. Experience a fun, safe, and mentally engaging outdoor activity at your own pace.
Big Wall Skills
Ready for big wall climbing? This course covers aid climbing, jumarring, leading and cleaning aid pitches, hanging belays, hauling, tension traverses, and pendulums. Develop the skills and confidence needed for multi-pitch and big wall routes.
Big Wall Skills
Ready for big wall climbing? This course covers aid climbing, jumarring, leading and cleaning aid pitches, hanging belays, hauling, tension traverses, and pendulums. Develop the skills and confidence needed for multi-pitch and big wall routes.
Intermediate Rock Climbing
Refine your climbing skills with advanced techniques like edging, smearing, laybacking, and jamming. Learn traditional gear placements and anchoring methods to improve efficiency and safety. Perfect for those looking to progress beyond the basics.
Intro to Rock Climbing
New to climbing? This beginner-friendly course covers essential techniques, belaying, knots, anchoring, and rappelling. Learn safety fundamentals while climbing low-angle routes designed to build confidence and foundational skills in a supportive environment.
Senior Climbing Course
This class is tailored for the older crowd curious about rock climbing. Maybe you’ve seen it on TV or social media and thought, “I could never do that.” While climbing is often portrayed as an extreme sport, beginners start with easy terrain and baby steps. You don’t need extreme strength—just basic fitness. If you can hike on uneven ground, you can climb! It’s like solving puzzles with your body and mind, offering a meditative and invigorating experience. Plus, top-rope climbing is safer than activities like cycling or pickleball. If you’re seeking a fun, social, and mentally stimulating outdoor activity, give it a try!
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
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Climbing Self Rescue Course
This class provides you with the essentials to perform basic self-rescue skills for you and your partner. The itinerary includes: friction hitches for slings and cord, improvised rope ascension, backing up rappels with an auto-block knot, how to rescue a fallen climber using an auto-locking (i.e., GriGri) device, lowering system with a redirected auto-locking device, lowering system with a munter hitch backed-up with an auto-block knot, the tandem rappel system, and the basic 3 to 1 “Z” raising system with an auto-locking device.
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
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Climbing Anchors Course
Learn how to build safe, reliable climbing anchors using bolts and trad gear. This one-day course covers gear placement, anchor assessment, and equalization techniques, including the SERENE principle. Gain the skills to set up secure single and multi-pitch anchors with expert instruction. Book your spot today!
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
Register Below:
Climbing Anchors Course
This is a comprehensive anchoring course that will teach climbers how to safely build and use climbing anchors with bolts and trad gear.
This course curriculum is specifically designed to give you the ability to quickly assess your gear placements and anchor systems based on sound principles.
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DescriptiLecture on equipment characteristics and specifications.
• Detailed placement criteria and assessment principles for nuts and camming devices.
• Anchor system evaluation criteria, including the SERENE principle (Strong, Efficient, Redundant, Equalized, and No-Extension).
• Anchor system (both simple and complex) equalization methods using slings and cordelettes for both single pitch and multi-pitch anchors.
• The static rope rigging method for setting up top rope anchors that require extension over the cliff edge.on text goes here
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
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Intermediate Rock Climbing Course
After reviewing fundamentals (knots, anchoring, and belaying), you’ll complete a progression of climbs where a broad range of more challenging climbing techniques are encountered, from the subtleties of edging and smearing used in face climbing to jamming and laybacking used in crack climbing. Protected by a toprope, each student is given personalized coaching and is allowed to progress to the limit of their ability. This class also includes an introduction to anchoring fundamentals using trad gear.
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
Register Below:
Basic Rock Climbing Course
Begin your rock climbing journey with our beginner-friendly course! Perfect for first-timers or those needing a refresher, this class covers essential skills like knots, belaying, anchoring, climbing techniques, and rappelling—all with a focus on safety and fun. Learn on moderate, low-angle rock with expert instructors. Start your adventure today!
Classes generally meet at 8 a.m. and generally last until approximately 4 p.m.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Disclaimer: If only one climber is booked for a course, we will reschedule or offer the option of a private half-day session. Please note that this course is open to the general public.
Register Below: