This
three part series is designed to help beginning climbers learn the basic skills
and techniques that will help them enjoy rock climbing. These classes are designed
to build on each other, however, they may be taken as a series or individually
depending on the needs of each climber.
Fight Gravity 1
Learn the basic safety skills necessary to pass our safety check and climb at
Rockreation.
In this 2 hour course, you will learn introductory top rope skills including
how to put on your harness, tie-in with a double figure eight climbing knot,
and how to use a friction-plate-type belay device to hold the rope for another
climber (belay). The class price includes the instruction, gear rental for the
day, and a week's membership, including rentals!
No experience
necessary.
Fight
Gravity 2
This
class focuses on climbing technique.
Our expert instructors will show you how to use your
entire body to its best advantage to climb with the greatest of ease and style.
In this class, we focus on maximizing the use of the lower body by exploring
the essential movement techniques of balance, stance and grip.
The prerequisite for this class is passing our safety check.
Fight
Gravity 3
In this class we will unlock the secret strength contained in your entire body: you will learn to climb harder routes using active balance climbing momentum, turning, pacing and strategy. This class focuses on climbing technique and builds on the techniques learned in Fight Gravity.
The prerequisite
for this class is passing our safety check.
Rockreation
Salt Lake City : 801-278-7473