Knoxville is a hub for outdoor climbing. Our goal for this program is to help you take your indoor lead climbing skills outside! How do we make that happen? By teaching the best practices for sport climbing outdoors. We will teach you the basics of outdoor climbing. This class is perfect for those with minimum outdoor experience or those that need a refresher on climbing safely outside. Topics will include proper equipment, cleaning anchors/routes, setting draws for lead climbing, outdoor climbing etiquette, outdoor belaying and more.

Instructor: Michael Ebling

When: Saturday & Sunday, April 29 & 30 - REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 1ST, 2023

8 am - 10 am

Cost: Members: $99 | Non-Members: $129

Student Criteria: We do require all students to be lead certified at Onsight and in good standing with your lead certification. We also require everyone to be knowledgeable of basic climbing knots (figure 8, and retrace figure 8). Knowledge of other knots, rappelling, and other outdoor skills not necessary but may be beneficial. If you have your own gear, we recommend bringing it to gain experience, but it is not required.

Space is limited. Maximum of 4 Participants. Must be Pre-Registered to attend.