Instructional Courses
Urban Krag Instructional Courses are held by appointment only. Please allow at least 10 days in advance from the date you wish to take the instruction.
All instructional classes must be paid in full and in advance to schedule.
Instructional classes are not refundable but can be rescheduled if it’s necessary.
Prerequisite for all classes is an Urban Krag belay certification.
Classes can be taught at Urban Krag. Weather permitting, we can teach them at John Bryan state park if you prefer.
Introduction to Rock Climbing
This is an advanced version of our Belay Certification. We go into greater detail of safety principles, equipment strength and purposes, and how to belay with 2 types of belay devices. This is a great class for those wishing to advance their skills above simple rock wall climbing. This class will also certify you to belay at Urban Krag.
Class Length: 2 hours
Cost: $40.00 per person
Technique
This is the class to take if you want to climb stronger, smarter, simply raise your physical limit, or help push you past the plateau that has you stuck.
Cost: $25.00 per hour per person
Rappelling
It’s a good idea to know how to get down before you go up. Did you know that the majority of climbing accidents occur during a rappel? This technique of getting to the ground can be very dangerous, if not deadly, if simple procedures are skipped or missed. We will teach you proper procedures to safely get you back on the ground.
Class Length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $60.00 per person
Sling Shot Top Rope
Top rope climbing is when the climber is always protected from above, minimizing the distance of their fall. With an attentive belayer, a falling climber on a top rope will only fall as far as the rope stretches. With proper rigging, this is by far the safest form of climbing.
Class length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $60.00 per person
Sport Climbing
This is lead climbing, the sharp end so to speak. A climber tows the rope along a route and secures themselves into protection installed in the rock. In lead climbing, the climbers falling distance is limited to twice the distance of their last protection. In other words, if the protection is 5′ below the lead climber and they fall, they fall at least 10′. Lead climbing requires keeping your wits about you, strategy, knowing your limits and foreseeing a dangerous situation. This class will teach you those things, including how to Belay a lead climber.
Class length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $60.00 per student