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Outdoor Rock Climbing - Learn the Ropes!

The Arizona Mountaineering Club is pleased to offer our Outdoor Rock Climbing School. Our goal is to create a safe, fun experience that introduces you to the exciting, and often challenging, world of outdoor climbing. Upon completion, you will be equipped with the basic skills necessary to join climbs led by qualified outing leaders (as appropriate to your skill level).

The course covers many topics including equipment selection (harness, shoes, etc.), rope coiling and throwing, common climbing knots and applicability, rope types and construction, carabiner types and proper usage, climbing calls, belaying with a tube type device and Munter hitch, rappelling, self rescue and prusiking, escaping a belay, climbing ethics, and basic climbing techniques.

Is the AMC Outdoor Climbing school for me? People from all walks of life and a wide variety of ages enjoy rock climbing. Many that take the AMC course are outdoor enthusiasts who are looking to expand their ways of enjoying the great outdoors; others have been climbing in a gym for a while and want to learn to be "real rock" climbers; and still others are just looking for a challenge or to overcome their fear of heights. No matter what your reason, we'll try to make it a fun and rewarding experience.

The AMC accepts anyone above the age of 14 (see details below) in reasonable physical condition (you don't have to be super athletic), with most being between the ages of 25-45, evenly divided across gender. A common misconception is that a high level of upper body strength is required putting women at a disadvantage. For most types of climbing however, women typically perform just as well and often better than men.

CLASS FEE:

$195