Instructional Courses
Urban Krag Instructional Courses are held by appointment only.
All instructional classes must be paid in full in advance. They are not refundable but can be rescheduled if its necessary.
Sling Shot Top Rope
Top rope climbing is where the climber is always protected from above, minimizing the distance of their fall. With and 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.
Topics covered during the class:
· Review of needed equipment
· Equipment inspection
· Dynamic principals
· Proper shoe and harness fitting
· Proper tying of 3 separate knots
· Bomb proof anchor setting
· Directional protection placement
· Forecasting a dangerous situation
During the winter, this class is held here at the Urban Krag. During the spring, summer and fall (weather permitting) this class will be held at John Bryan State Park.
Prerequisite: Urban Krag belay certification card.
This class is roughly 4 hours long.
Cost: $60.00 Per Person.
Rappelling
This is a means of descent used to get down from the climbs where simple lowering won’t work.This is an essential skill of climbing. You have to know how to get down before you go up.
Topics covered during the class
· Review of needed equipment
· Equipment inspection
· Rappelling on static and dynamic ropes
· Proper tying of 3 separate knots
· Bomb proof anchor setting
· Rappelling on 4 different devices
· Backing up your partner
· Backing yourself up
· Rappelling past a knot
Prerequisite: Urban Krag belay certification card
This class is roughly 3 hours long.
Cost: $60.00 per person.
Sport Climbing
The first step in learning how to lead climb. This form of climbing has the climber towing the rope and clipping into the protection as they ascend the route, minimizing their fall to twice the distance of their last piece of protection.
Topics covered during the class
· Review of needed equipment
· Equipment inspection
· Dynamic principals
· Proper tying of 3 separate knots
· Lead belaying with 2 different devices
· Foot placement
· Proper clipping technique
· Rope management skills
· Directional placements
· Proper falling posture
· Route cleaning
Prerequisite: Urban Krag belay certification card.
And at least 3 red points on top rope at the 5.10 level.
This class is roughly 3 hours long.
Cost: $60.00 Per Person.