Lessons
Cost: $31
You must be at least 13-years-old to belay at VERTICAL HOLD.
- Includes rental gear and climbing after class
- Figure 8 knot & tie-in to harness
- Safe traditional belaying with ATC device
- Lowering skills
- Safety checks/signals
- Overcoming fear, trusting and understanding the safety system
- Correct use of feet and hands on different hold types
- Introduction to climbing lingo
*Offered any time subject to staff availability
*Groups of 5 or more persons please call in advance for reservations
BELAY LESSON ONLY
Cost: $9
You must be at least 13-years-old to belay at VERTICAL HOLD.
- Safe traditional belaying with ATC device
- Lowering skills
- Safety checks/signals
*Offered any time subject to staff availability
LEAD CLINIC
Cost: $35 (this does not include day pass or gear)
Three hours of instruction include:
- Lead climbing signals
- How to properly clip
- Rope management while climbing
- How to rest while climbing
- What not to do – rope in teeth, skipping clips
- How to fall
- Lead belaying
- Rope management , coiling and flaking the rope
*Call to reserve your spot
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Cost: $35 (this does not include day pass or gear)
Three hours of instruction include:
- Stretching out to avoid injury
- Warming up
- Different types of holds and their uses
- How to rest while climbing
- Body positioning (drop knees, matching, using your hips, keeping arms straight)
- Problem solving
*Call to reserve your spot
Cost: $35 (this does not include day pass)
Two hours of instruction include:
- Stretching out to avoid injury
- Warming up
- Different types of holds and their uses
- How to rest while climbing
- Body positioning (drop knees, matching, using your hips, keeping arms straight)
- Problem solving
- Positioning of pads under climber
- How to “spot” a climber
*Call to reserve your spot
Cost: $35 (this does not include day pass or gear)
This clinic is tailored to teach climbing to women. Learn to use your strengths. Taught by women.
Three hours of instruction include:
- Stretching out to avoid injury
- Warming up
- Different types of holds and their uses
- How to rest while climbing
- Body positioning (drop knees, matching, using your hips, keeping arms straight)
- Problem solving
*Call to reserve your spot
Cost: $40 (this does not include day pass or gear)
Two hours of instruction.
The private lesson allows you to create the content of the lesson. You may wish to become a stronger climber; to learn to climb cracks; overhangs; bouldering; rappelling. Design a lesson exactly the way you want!
*Call to reserve your spot
Vertical Hold - Lessons