The heart of lead climbing is solid protection and anchoring skills. It is vastly different from following. You are in charge of protecting yourself, route finding and belaying your follower. This course will give you the skills to climb single pitch traditional and sport climbs.

Program Outline

Skills covered during the course include:

• Active and passive gear placements
• Anchor construction
• Lead climbing and belaying considerations and strategies
• Rope management
• Anchor station management
• Anchor cleaning

Locations

We are based in Bishop, California. We vary the location depending upon the season and will be the Mammoth Lakes or Bishop areas. We will confirm the exact location prior to the start of the program.

Instructors

Our guides are American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) trained and certified. You can expect the highest level of climbing and safety knowledge combined with solid instructional skills and professionalism.

Prerequisites

You should be comfortable following multi-pitch rock climbing, removing traditional climbing gear, and cleaning anchors.