- Advanced Skill Level Advanced
- Ages 16+ Ages Ages 16+
Learn from certified AMGA single-pitch instructors and AMGA certified rock guides how to place traditional protection, construct EARNEST gear anchors, and lead traditional rock climbing routes.
Quick Details
Build the technical knowledge and experience to venture farther up the rock walls. This course is intended to build on your knowledge of sport climbing and traditional gear to introduce strategy about climbing multiple rope lengths off the ground.
This course helps both sport and traditional climbers build a skillset to lead and follow multi-pitch routes. With coaching and instruction, you learn the skills necessary to lead and manage partners efficiently in the multi-pitch setting.
You will learn about knots used for multi-pitch climbing, advanced anchor techniques, efficient belay transitions, rope management, belaying from above, communication on multi-pitch climbs, managing multiple rappels, basic self-rescue and more in this action-packed two-day course.
Leave this course ready to take your climbing to new heights as you gain the skills and confidence to take on bigger routes.
This course is taught in North Bend or Mt. Erie in Washington or Smith Rock in Oregon.
Minnesota – Taylors Falls, Interstate State Park or North Shore. This course will run rain or shine.
This two-day course begins at 8 a.m. on Day 1 at a pre-established climbing location.
Spend the first day focusing on individual multi-pitch components that support a larger picture. Your instructor will break each section into smaller pieces as we build a skill set for a multi-pitch climb later in the day. All lessons will be held on the ground in lecture sessions with practical application after each lecture.
Day 2 will give you the opportunity to practice the skills you learned on day one into practice, focusing on student-led multi-pitch climbs. The course will finish with a closing and reflection by 4:00 p.m. Plan on being home for dinner that night.
Learn the basics of mountaineering during our mountaineering progression: Beginner Mountaineering and Intermediate Mountaineering.
Then pair Advanced Mountaineering with an Alpine Climbing Course for the ultimate eight-day Cascade climbing experience!
Or learn how to rescue injured partners on a Rock Rescue Course.