2025 Tickets, Clinics & Scholarships

Discover the world of outdoor rock climbing! If you have been climbing or bouldering at the gym but haven’t ever or have rarely climbed outside, this clinic is for you! Or maybe you have a laundry list of questions about how and where to start roping up, this clinic is a safe space! We will go over anchors, cleaning anchors, rappelling and safety! Of course, plenty of r o c k climbing will be involved as well. We are here to nurture and inspire your budding climbing career!

This clinic is appropriate for all climbing levels, but geared towards beginners.

Saturday 9am - 3pm

Looking to learn traditional climbing techniques? This clinic will focus on placing traditional "trad" climbing protection and trad leading techniques. Hellgate Canyon crack climbing is limited, so this isn't the best location to teach hand and foot jamming techniques. Thus, the focus will be on good trad gear placements, fundamentals and considerations of crack climbing, and potentially some attention to trad anchors

Note: this photo was not taken at Hellgate or Avalanche Gulch. The cracks at Hellgate might be a little more rough around the edges, but this clinic is all about learning the skills to go climb trad wherever your heart desires!

This clinic is appropriate for intermediate to advanced climbers - climbing at an above 5.10.

Saturday 9am-3pm

This clinic is an introduction to sport multi-pitch climbing. In this small group setting, participants will learn about anchor building, belaying, and rappelling. The clinic will include some groundwork at the campsite or crag, followed by a short multi-pitch climb at the crag.

This clinic is appropriate for intermediate to advanced climbers who have experience building anchors and lead climbing/belaying.

Saturday & Sunday 9am-3pm

Learn how to climb efficiently with your strength! Did you dive straight into the deep end when you started climbing? Never felt like you learned formal technique tips? Let’s get you moving like Shakira or Prince or Mick Jagger!

Topics include: Counter balance with trailing foot, hip positioning, footwork drills, and more!

This clinic is appropriate for advanced climbers - climbing 5.11 and higher

Saturday 9am-3pm

This clinic will build on what you learned yesterday in 101 or refresh those coming in that didn’t take the 101 clinic. This clinic will work on movement, technique, and breaking into lead climbing!

This clinic is appropriate for folks with experience belaying in a gym or outdoor setting.

Sunday 9am-3pm

Learning tools and understanding your options for when things do not go as planned is an invaluable skill for all climbers! Approach your climbing day with more confidence and safety by taking this clinic.

Participants in this clinic will learn...

Most common climbing knots and hitches: because we need these to create solutions

Concepts: Assisted braking devices (ABD's): advantages for their use. We want clean systems and the simplest solution - Ascending method - Lowering & hauling

This clinic is appropriate for intermediate climbers - must know how to belay someone on top rope.

Sunday 9am - 3pm

Do you looooove climbing, but feel your fear or falling or injuring yourself holds you back? Or, do you struggle to send when the pressure is on? How about your relationship with the sport, does it feel sustainable? Every climber goes through mental struggles. This clinic is for folks who feel that falling or not-falling in climbing is holding them back. This clinic will also include talking about other insecurities that create fear or block the climber. Ground work at the campground, then head to the crag with backed-up practice falls.

This clinic is appropriate for intermediate to advanced climbers - climbing 5.10 and above.

Sunday 9am-3pm