Top Rope Anchor Course

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Gym to crag fundamentals for the independent climber.

Strong anchoring is the foundation to climbing independently and your life depends on mastering basic skills. If you want to climb outdoors on your own, this course is the best place to start. 

Course Details

We'll spend the day covering the fundamentals of top rope anchoring with natural and traditional protection.  You'll have lots of opportunity for hands-on practice in this full-day course.

Modern anchoring skills, standards and equipment
+  Risk assessment & site management
+  How to evaluate natural protection
+  Introduction to placing clean, "trad" protection
+  Small class size, lots of hands-on practice

Locations

This course is typically held at the Ragged Mountain area crags in central Connecticut. With prior planning, we’re happy to host this workshop in other locations as well.

Rates

Private (1:1) $385
Semi Private (1:2) $225ea
Small Group (1:3+) $175ea

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