Intro to Sport Climbing
Table of Contents
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Overview
You’ll Learn
- What gear and accessories you need
- Common sport-climbing knots, and when and how they are used
- How to safely belay
- How to assess anchor safety and how to set up and clean them
- Climbing techniques for your lower and upper body
- Top roping fundamentals
- Leading safely and how to decrease your risk of injury when falling
- The basics of redpointing and onsighting
Featured Lessons
Instructor
Heather Weidner
Heather Weidner is a professional rock climber currently living in Boulder, Colorado. A Las Vegas native, Heather started climbing in college while studying veterinary medicine at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. But, after five years as a small-animal general practitioner, she left the vet life behind to climb full time. Her most notable ascents include Stockboy’s Revenge, (5.14b) in Rifle, Colorado, and China Doll (5.14a R) on gear in Boulder Canyon, Colorado. When she’s not climbing she loves doing yoga, cooking vegetarian meals, reading, and hiking with her dog.
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