Trad Climbing Development - City of Rocks, ID
Location: City of Rocks Preserve - Almo, ID
Trip Departure: June 2, 2023 || Trip Return: June 5, 2023 || Pre Trip Meeting: May 30, 2023
WSU Student: $200 || WSU Staff/Faculty: $250 || Non WSU: $300
Age: 18
Pre-Requisites:
Participants should be proficient in the following basic skills or meet the listed standard:
- Tying in with a figure-8 follow through
- Top Rope belaying/ pass a TTC top rope belay test
- Pass a TTC Lead Belay test
- Ability to Top Rope climb a route graded 5.9 or harder in a gym setting
- Sport lead climbing experience is preferred
Participants should be familiar/exposed to, but not necessarily proficient, with the following intermediate skills or standards:
Skills will be assessed by trip leaders on the night of the pre-trip meeting. Participants who are already lead certified through the TTC may skip the proficiency tests.
Transport: Transportation provided
This trad climbing skills clinic is designed to take climbers to the next level. This trip is for current, active rock climbers that have a real desire to progress in their knowledge and lead climbing ability. Instructors will take participants through a progression of skills that all lead to mock leading trad routes and possible live leads! The goal is to prepare participants to lead a 5.6 trad route by the end of the trip.
For the purpose of this course participants will be focused on single pitch climbing:
- Single Pitch Is climbed without intermediate belays and presents no difficulties on approach or retreat, such as route finding, scrambling or navigating.
Instruction categories:
- Active and Passive Protection
- Anchor Building
- Anchor Cleaning
- Rappeling
- Movement Skills
- Mountain Sense
- Lead Climbing Proficiency - mock trad leads, live trad leads (with approval)
Pre-Registration
Please register at or before pre-trip meeting
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