Classes & Clinics
Redpoint Outdoor School’s classes are designed to put the students’ learning first. Combining elements of a formal classroom with experiential learning, your time spent with us is sure to be engaging, challenging, and packed with useful information.
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Our introductory level classes focus on experiential learning, allowing students to naturally explore.
Learn basic safety, technique, and ethics surrounding rock climbing. Recommended for people new to the sport and just looking to try something out.
Belaying is a foundational skill for all disciplines of roped rock climbing. Learn how to keep yourself and your climbing partner safe on top rope set-ups.
Rock climbing is hard, so learning how to better utilize your body to exert efficiently is critical, especially for long days at the crag.
Learn basic footwork and body positioning. to help get a step ahead in climbing. This class is tailored for bouldering, but also applies to top rope and lead climbing.
Rappelling is another foundational safety skill for outdoor rock climbing. Learn to descend steep surfaces safely.
Learn how to set goals and build a routine to train like a pro with climbing conditioning exercises, easy-to-run drills, and challenges to make training less intimidating and more fun.
Intermediate level instruction incorporates more class time to discuss more complex and nuanced subjects, but still leave lots of time for practice with an instructor.
Recommended if you already have a love for climbing.
Please note suggested prerequisites.
Ready to take your rock climbing for the next level? Learn how to lead climb and belay.
prerequisite: Top Rope belay experience & comfortable on 5.8+
Master your basics and learn more advanced techniques and more complex movements. This course is meant to give climbers more tools in their toolbox to tackle harder projects on the wall.
Falling can be scary. It’s a natural survival instinct. Learn how to manage this fear and overcome tough climbs despite it.
This full-day class teaches you how to rig top ropes on fixed and natural anchors.
Prerequisite - Top Rope Belay experience required. Recommended lead climb and belay experience.
Learn how to follow up a climb and clean a fixed anchor safely and efficiently.
Prerequisite - Lead Climb and Belay experience recommended.
Learn to lead climb and belay outside: read routes, hang and clip quickdraws, take falls, build and clean anchors, manage slack, give catches, and gain access to the majority of outdoor climbing.
Instruction at the advanced level puts the most responsibility on the student. Be prepared to study or practice skills before and after the class!
Prerequisites are required at this level.
Master your lead belay: mitigate risk and fear by maximizing safety, comfort, and control. Learn how to navigate falling and catching in more complex and uncomfortable situations: ledges, lips, and low clips.
Prerequisite - Lead Climb & Belay Certification required with the host climbing gym.
Learn how to lead climb traditionally (aka Trad Climb): set passive and active protection in natural placements as you climb, build 3-point trad anchors, and learn how to set up a rappell to clean.
Prerequisite -Lead climb and belay experience required. Outdoor Sport Lead experience recommended.
This day-long class teaches the skills you need to prepare for multi-pitch climbing in a single-pitch setting. Lead climb up a route, build an anchor to set up a top belay for your follower, and set up a rappel and lower - all while staying connected to a safety system that is constantly changing.
Prerequisite - lead climbing and belay experience required.
This multi-day class is designed for anyone who wants to facilitate outdoor top-rope rock climbing or rappelling for others. Learn how to build anchors, lead top rope belay lessons and safety checks, basic rescue and extraction skills in a top rope setting.
This multi-day-class is designed to help future pros meet all the prerequisites for taking an AMGA-SPI course. Topics include site management for top rope, sport climbing, and trad climbing; instructor mentorship and group management; and single pitch rescue and extraction.