outdoor trad lesson

Learn the traditional way of Climbing
 

There is so much rock to climb in the Rockies, but not every line is set-up as a sport route.

Let our ACMG certified guides teach you how to handle whatever our local limestone throws your way. This course includes 2 days of training and outdoor climbing. You will learn the theory of and spend lots of time placing gear, inspecting placements, learning how to equalize placements, and building a variety of anchors.

This course requires a notice of at least 2 weeks in this booking period. 


*NOTE*
When booking this course via our website, your booking will be registered directly with The Calgary Climbing Center. The Booking Terms and Conditions that apply to your registration will be those provided by The Calgary Climbing Center alone, and those provided by Cloud Nine Guides will not apply. Contact our Program Managers for more details.

 

 2-Day Trad climbing lesson with acmg certified guides

LEARN THE SKILLS WITH LOW-CLASS NUMBERS
 

 equipment included in your booking

ALL TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED 
 

 courses available throughout the summer

COURSES AVAILABLE FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER

Meet your guides: the c9 collective

Cloud Nine Guide Vince Lauzon

course details: 

 

Day 1

 

day 2

 

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

The following is and Gear, Clothing and Equipment list. You will be required to arrive with these items on course.

EQUIPMENT
  • Water Bottle or Collapsible Water Bladder (1L)
  • Rock Shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen (min. SPF 50+)
  • Camera, batteries, memory cards & accessories
  • Daypack (at minimum, 1 x 35-40L backpack. In addition a 30L option may be appropriate for some days)
CLOTHING
  • Jacket
  • Gore-Tex Jacket (for wet weather days only)
  • Gore-Tex Pant (for wet weather days only)
  • Buff Style Neck Tube / Headband
  • Sunhat (ballcap or full brim bucket style)
  • Thin Insulated Gloves (multiple pairs [3 min] for rope work)
OTHER
  • Lunch 
  • Water

 

WAIVER - RELEASE OF LIABILITY & INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

All participants, or their legal guardians wishing to participate on any Cloud Nine Programs, must acknowledge that they have been presented this document in advance of programming, have read it in its entirety, and understand the agreement being entered into by signing. While there is no obligation to enter into this agreement with us, it is a condition of our service provision. 

     REVIEW OUR WAIVER OF LIABILITY HERE

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