Want to start climbing outside on your own? Our Top Rope Manager Class is an intensive class teaching you the concepts of building top rope anchor systems. 

In this class you will learn:

• How to use specialized climbing safety equipment such as rope, webbing, carabiners, removable and fixed protection.
• How to tie specialized climbing knots such as the bowline, clove hitch and the ring bend.
• How to safely identify and use different anchor points.
• The basic concepts of a safe top rope anchor system.
• How to build different top rope anchor systems.

Location: Local crags located anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour drive from Boston.

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Let's get outdoors! Our Introduction to Outdoor Climbing Class is a half day class designed specifically for the beginner or first-time climber. You will learn elements of basic safety and different climbing techniques involved with climbing outside.  This class provides all the skills you need to know to pass a belay test in the gym and become Top Rope Belay Certified. This is the equivalent of our Learn to Climb indoor class.

In this class you will learn:

• How to use technical climbing equipment such as a harness and belay device.
• How to connect yourself to a climbing rope via the trace-8 and double fisherman's knot.
• How to belay to keep your climbing partner safe.
• How to give commands to communicate with your climbing partner.
• Basic climbing technique: using balance, flexibility, and strength to move up the rock face.

Location: Local crags located anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour drive from Boston.

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