Introduction to Sport Climbing

Introduction to Sport Climbing is an Outdoors Program/Recreational Athletics class taught by Michael Alderson.

Course Description
Intro to Sport Climbing: Sport Climbing is the term used to describe the style of climbing where a person uses fixed portection to lead climb. This class will focus on teaching the technical skills and training techniques for better climbing. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT A PERSON HAVE STRONG TOP ROPE CLIMBING SKILLS BEFORE THEY ADVANCE INTO SPORT CLIMBING. This course is perfect for experienced rock climbers wanting to learn to lead climb, and is a prerequisite for the spring Tradional Lead Climbing class. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.