St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 4215 Grinnell Ave, Boulder CO 80305
Ryan Bennick, BMS Director
ryan@320ny.com
Lecture: Thursday, 8/6 6:30-8:00 PMField Trip: Sat, 8/8 all day
The Sport Lead Clinic will cover: necessary and optional gear, safety issues to consider before you climb, anchors and evaluating bolts, techniques for the leader (clipping, rope awareness, falling), managing fear, techniques for belaying (how to be a great belayer, boinking), bailing, cleaning anchors, and multi pitch sport (belaying off anchor or with a re-direct, rope management). There will a field trip on Saturday, August 3, with an optional gym field trip possible depending on class interest. Prerequisites: Refer to the Sport Leading Clinic page. For all lecture and field trip dates, please check the schedule on the Boulder website by clicking here
This class is intented for a climber who has some leading experience in a gym setting but wants to start leading outside. You will need to be approved by the instructor before signing up.