Northern California Rock climbers in Northern California will be hard pressed to find a better climbing area than Lassen National Park near Redding. This park features a 10,000-foot volcanic dome, hot springs and a variety of crags that are excellent for climbing. The largest crag in the park is known as Bellybutton, and it has …
Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of rocks and high desert scenery. This is one of the most famous rock climbing areas in the United States with over 4500 climbing routes to choose from. Our time will be focused on learning and practicing the sport of rock climbing while enjoying the pleasures of desert …
Often times we are approached by individuals that are interested in rock climbing, but do not have friends with common interests or know where would be best for them to go. Most of the local outdoor rock climbing areas require equipment and knowledge that is a bit ahead of a rock climbing beginner. Other indoor …
This is a great question we hear frequently from students: What gear will I need for rock climbing? Most try rock climbing and once they like the sport enough to invest in it, they start shopping for gear around town or online. Like I mentioned on a previous post, “Spending a little, saves you a …
After learning beginner knots, how to belay, and anchors people often ponder, what rock climbing class should I take next? The next step would be learning to lead routes. Yes, leading is a very important aspect of climbing, because there are many routes out there that do not have easy access to set up Top Rope, therefore you …
“This weekend with Dennis H. Taylor, Olga Ortiz, Chris Rodriguez and group of others who are not on Facebook… spent two amazing days in Joshua Tree Rock Climbing. This was my second trip of actual rock climbing and my fourth time climbing ever. I swore I would never rock climb after some serious rock wall …
When it comes to doing our jobs, we strive to always do our best and make sure we are knowledgeable enough to conduct our daily duties. This same concept applies to many aspects of our lives, not just work. So when we get outside and do activities for fitness or entertainment it is important to …
If a mama bear and her cub can rock climb… so can you!
A “must take” class if you want to start climbing outside on your own. The goal of the class is to learn how to set up safe rock climbing anchor systems where the belay is at the bottom of the cliff. You will learn what NOT to do, practice several new knots and methods for setting up …
Once you have mastered the proper technique it is time to move on to learning new things, such as building anchors so that you can set up top ropes outdoors. Anchors, are those systems you build to be able to climb on Top Rope. The amount of information you learn during this period is much …