Advanced Rock Skills - Specialty Courses
Are you adventuring into territories unknown? Perhaps you are feeling that your climbing trips may lead you onto unfamiliar ground. Maybe you want them to. Our Advanced Rock Skills courses allow you to be prepared for the unexpected. Fill that gap in your climbing knowledge.

ROCK RESCUE - Ready To Save Yourself?
Our self-rescue course delivers thorough practical instruction and simulations geared to developing your ability to construct and manage rock rescue systems. Don't ruin your day with an epic! MORE>>

AID CLIMBING - Let's Go Big
Does the idea of a night on a small square of material fastened high up a wall excite you? Then this may well be the course for you. It will provide you with the skills and techniques necessary to begin exploring this specialized style of climbing.  MORE>>

TOP ROPE SITE MANAGER - 5 Day Certification Course
Take your love of climbing to the next level and become certified to work as a top rope site manager.  MORE>>

Rock Rescue

COURSE CONTENT
Our one day self rescue course delivers comprehensive practical instruction and simulations geared to develop your ability to construct and manage improvised rescue systems. It includes:

· Advanced knots & anchors coverage.
· Improvised raising systems.
· Improvised lowering systems.
· Rope ascending techniques.
· Problem solving skills in realistic simulations.

This course is appropriate for anyone doing multi-pitch climbs and who has an understanding of the basic knots and anchors used in climbing
We provide all the technical climbing equipment required to participate in the course. The program is run at a 6 to 1 ratio.
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DATES for 2006

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WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing programs teaches techniques that will be applicable to your evolving climbing experience. You should have some understanding of the basic knots and anchors used in climbing before taking this course. This course is an excellent addition to the skills presented in both the Rock Two program and the Complete Rock program.

CUSTOM COURSE LOCATIONS
Squamish
Skaha
Marble Canyon

Aid Climbing

COURSE CONTENT
This two day course provides the coverage of aid climbing techniques needed to begin exploring routes with sixth class terrain. From clean aid and piton craft to jumaring and hauling, you'll learn the methods and organization required for this demanding and exciting facet of climbing. Including:

· Aid climbing movement & sequences.
· Jumaring and cleaning techniques.
· Anchors and hauling systems.
· Clean aid placements: nuts & cams.
· Use of pitons, copperheads & hooks.
· Setting up Porta-ledges and Haul bags
· Big wall living & organization.

Rock Three or previous lead climbing experience is essential. This program also provides tricks for quickly getting past that tough crux on a long free climb.
We provide all technical aid climbing equipment required to participate in the course. The program is run at a 4 to 1 ratio.
EQUIPMENT LIST

DATES for 2006

COST per person

WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing programs teaches techniques that will be applicable to your evolving climbing experience. Registration in this program requires prior lead climbing experience. A previous rock rescue course is helpful in that it provides a deeper understanding of complex rope systems. If you're looking for a course that integrates aid climbing with free leads, we recommend checking out our Rock Specialist program.

Top Rope Site Manager

This five day certification program, trains you to work and manage top rope climbing environments.  Sanctioned by the AMGA, this could be the first step in turning your love of climbing into a career.

DATES for 2006

EQUIPMENT LIST

COST per person

COURSE LOCATIONS
Paradise Valley, Squamish

INSTRUCTION

Novice-Top Ropes & Anchors

Intermediate-Sport Leading

Advanced-Specialty Courses
Rock Rescue
Aid Climbing
Top Rope Site Manager

Technique & Movement

Custom courses

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