Already comfortable climbing, but not too confident in setting up your own top-rope systems? This is the clinic for you. Working with pre-existing features such as bolts and trees, you will learn  all the do’s and don’ts  of creating and  managing safe top rope sites. Basic anchoring fundamentals; tips for ensuring your systems are safe and ready to be used; proper equipment use and standards; and, suggestions of good climbs in Squamish to practice setting up your own TR systems on. Suitable for any level of climber who has not actively participated in setting up outdoor top-rope climbing systems, or anyone who wants to ensure their existing skills are up to par with accepted standards.

Get our and learn the climbing techniques specific to bouldering. Whether you are a novice climber or a seasoned expert, if you haven’t bouldered before this is an excellent chance to learn this great sport. You will learn how to properly safeguard your climbing partners by spotting and proper positioning of pads; proper movement techniques to allow you to climb harder problems; and, this is a great opportunity to get coaching tips on different styles of bouldering moves. Suitable for climbers of all abilities who have little or no bouldering experience.

Many climbers find themselves struggling on climbs that involve any amount of crack climbing. This clinic will help you refine the techniques needed to get through any section of crack – hand cracks, offwidths, finger jams, etc – all of these techniques plus more will be explained  and demonstrated at suitable sites before you have an opportunity to get on the rock and practice them with the clinic instructor coaching you. Suitable for climbers of any level, though previous climbing experience and ability to belay is required.

Placing gear on lead is a skill that requires an intimate knowledge of how every piece of protection can (and cannot!) be used on the rock. This clinic will help you improve your ability to quickly and efficiently create safe protection placements while on lead. You will have lots of time to practice placement of a wide variety of types of pro with your instructor helping you to analyse every placement  and giving instant feedback. This clinic is best suited to climbers with some lead experience, or who have followed lead climbers and are looking at getting into leading themselves. Due to the time restraints and nature of this clinic, it is unlikely anyone will be able to actually do any active lead climbing – all climbing will be on top-rope.

This clinic is suited for the climber who already is leading comfortably on bolts and has some experience leading on their own trad gear as well. You will learn skills to improve your ability to place gear on more difficult climbs and in m ore complex situations. Scenarios involving traverses, mid-pitch descents, protecting overhangs, minimising rope drag, and other situations that require increased problem solving skills in order to protect safely are all covered in this clinic. Climbers on this course should be comfortable leading at a 5.8 level already.

No one expects anything to go wrong when climbing, but if it should happen are you prepared to deal with the situation? This clinic will give you some solid technical skill that will help you and your climbing partners deal with any rescues situation involving ropework. You will learn how to safely escape any belay system; methods for transferring weight from your belay to an anchor (load transfers); how to rig a raising system in order to pull someone up if need; and, how to use a variety of simple systems to problems solve many different situations that can arise when climbing. This course is best suited to climbers who can belay and are comfortable building their own top-rope anchor systems.

Climbing rock routes in the alpine requires a different approach than climbing in areas such as Squamish.  The need to travel quickly and efficiently;  climbing over a wide variety of terrain ;and, the need to use minimal or lightweight gear all require different skills and techniques. This clinic will help you develop skills to tackle alpine rock routes in a true “alpine” fashion, as opposed to trying to use Squamish-style techniques in the mountains. This clinic is best suited for climbers who are comfortable trad lead climbers at any level. The clinic will take place in Squamish in areas that closely resemble alpine-type terrain.

Already comfortable climbing, but not too confident in setting up your own top-rope systems? This is the clinic for you. Working with pre-existing features such as bolts and trees, you will learn  all the do's and don'ts  of creating and  managing safe top rope sites. Basic anchoring fundamentals; tips for ensuring your systems are safe and ready to be used; proper equipment use and standards; and, suggestions of good climbs in Squamish to practice setting up your own TR systems on. Suitable for any level of climber who has not actively participated in setting up outdoor top-rope climbing systems, or anyone who wants to ensure their existing skills are up to par with accepted standards.

Many climbers find themselves struggling on climbs that involve any amount of crack climbing. This clinic will help you refine the techniques needed to get through any section of crack – hand cracks, offwidths, finger jams, etc – all of these techniques plus more will be explained  and demonstrated at suitable sites before you have an opportunity to get on the rock and practice them with the clinic instructor coaching you. Suitable for climbers of any level, though previous climbing experience and ability to belay is required.

The easiest and most enjoyable way to get into lead climbing is on bolted sport routes. This clinic will cover all the skills required to safely get our sport climbing. You will discuss and practice: route selection; clipping techniques; use of gear; belaying methods specific to sport climbing; and, coaching on movement technique. This clinic is suited for climbers who are comfortable climbing (on top rope) 5.8 - 5.9 level.

Placing gear on lead is a skill that requires an intimate knowledge of how every piece of protection can (and cannot!) be used on the rock. This clinic will help you improve your ability to quickly and efficiently create safe protection placements while on lead. You will have lots of time to practice placement of a wide variety of types of pro with your instructor helping you to analyse every placement  and giving instant feedback. This clinic is best suited to climbers with some lead experience, or who have followed lead climbers and are looking at getting into leading themselves. Due to the time restraints and nature of this clinic, it is unlikely anyone will be able to actually do any active lead climbing – all climbing will be on top-rope.

This clinic is suited for the climber who already is leading comfortably on bolts and has some experience leading on their own trad gear as well. You will learn skills to improve your ability to place gear on more difficult climbs and in m ore complex situations. Scenarios involving traverses, mid-pitch descents, protecting overhangs, minimising rope drag, and other situations that require increased problem solving skills in order to protect safely are all covered in this clinic. Climbers on this course should be comfortable leading at a 5.8 level already.

No one expects anything to go wrong when climbing, but if it should happen are you prepared to deal with the situation? This clinic will give you some solid technical skill that will help you and your climbing partners deal with any rescues situation involving ropework. You will learn how to safely escape any belay system; methods for transferring weight from your belay to an anchor (load transfers); how to rig a raising system in order to pull someone up if need; and, how to use a variety of simple systems to problems solve many different situations that can arise when climbing. This course is best suited to climbers who can belay and are comfortable building their own top-rope anchor systems.

Climbing rock routes in the alpine requires a different approach than climbing in areas such as Squamish.  The need to travel quickly and efficiently;  climbing over a wide variety of terrain ;and, the need to use minimal or lightweight gear all require different skills and techniques. This clinic will help you develop skills to tackle alpine rock routes in a true “alpine” fashion, as opposed to trying to use Squamish-style techniques in the mountains. This clinic is best suited for climbers who are comfortable trad lead climbers at any level. The clinic will take place in Squamish in areas that closely resemble alpine-type terrain.