Flash Foxy - Sport Climbing 102 - Boulder, CO

Learn about building + cleaning anchors, practice falling + catching + stick clipping, and more in partnership with Smile Mountain Guides

About this Event

The Flash Foxy Education Program is presented by Arc'teryx.

This course is run in partnership with .

Flash Foxy Education courses are only open to women and genderqueer climbers. All courses will be taught by women and genderqueer instructors.

CLIMBER REQUIREMENTS:

Must know how to belay someone lead climbing. Must have some experience sport climbing (indoors or outdoors), like Flash Foxy's Sport Climbing 101 or an indoor Learn to Lead class. Participants have top roped a minimum of ten climbs on at least three separate occasions (indoors or outdoors). Must be able to comfortably top rope 5.9 indoors or 5.6 at the course venue.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Flash Foxy's Sport Climbing 102 course covers all the skills you need to get comfortable sport climbing outdoors! We'll learn techniques for giving good catches to partners of varied sizes, practice techniques for falling, and provide crucial tips for how the heck to use a stick clip. You will have time to practice essential skills like belaying and lead climbing in a low-risk mock setting, and our instructors will equip you with the skills you need to continue your practice even after the course. Ultimately, mock leading isn’t the real thing so we’ll also make sure you have the knowledge you need to break into live leading when you’re ready.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Have a working knowledge of key equipment, including climbing shoes, harnesses, helmets, chalk, climbing rope, slings/cordelette, carabiners, quickdraws, and belay devices.
• Experience and participate in common practices, including stretching, warming up, reading a route, and working a route.
• Practice (mock) belaying a lead climber with an assisted-braking device, including setting up to belay, managing the rope, taking and giving slack, catching falls, and lowering a climber.
• Practice (mock) leading up and lowering down a route, including tying-in with the figure eight follow-through, clipping, finding and maintaining stances, managing the rope, falling, and doing system checks with their belayer.
• Practice and receive coaching on basic and intermediate climbing movement.
• Be knowledgeable about sport climbing jargon.
• Connect with other climbers interested in sport climbing.

INSTRUCTORS:

Sadie Sullivan (she/her) + Jessie Pouchet (she/they)

COST:

We are thrilled to be able to offer a sliding scale of $50-$400 for our two-day clinics thanks to Arc’teryx, our Education Partner. If $50 is cost prohibitive, you are invited to apply for a full scholarship by clicking here.

See below for a loose guideline to help you decide where you might fall on the sliding-scale!

REFUND POLICY

• 30 Days or More Prior to Program > Reschedule or Refund (minus admin fee)
• Less Than 30 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. Reschedule (plus admin fee)
• Less Than 7 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. NO RESCHEDULES.

For information on our refund policy, please check our .

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