3 Day Intro to Rock Climbing Training

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Preparation for the 3-Day Intro to Rock Climbing Course

Climbing requires excellent balance, core strength, flexibility, and stamina. Even if you don’t belong to a climbing gym, there are still excellent ways to build climbing strength from the comfort of your own home. Check out this free stay-at-home climbing training routine for some ideas.

If you don’t already practice yoga, consider adding it to your routine. Not only is yoga excellent for increasing flexibility and overall strength, the breathing exercises and relaxation techniques can prove very helpful on the rock. Check out this free yoga routine for climbers for some inspiration.

Books to Consider

Pre-course reading isn’t required, but it can be helpful. Arriving with a basic understanding of key concepts allows you to spend more time applying skills in the field and less time catching up on theory.

Intro to Rock Climbing
How to Rock Climb
Knots for Climbers

Learn to Lead
The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training for Climbers
Climbing Anchors

Multipitch: Going Higher / Rock Rescue
Climbing: From Single Pitch to Multipitch
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations

For Everyone
Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Performance
9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes
Rock Climbing Technique: The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery

For female climbers, we recommend the following two books as supplementary reading:
ROAR and NEXT LEVEL by Stacy T. Sims, PhD

Knots to Know

Learning the knots ahead of time lets you focus on bigger-picture skills during your course. We recommend arriving with these foundational knots dialed so you can spend more time climbing and less time catching up.

Aim to know the following knots for your rock climbing course:

Figure 8 Knot
Figure 8 on a Bight
Figure 8 Follow-Through
Autoblock
Prusik Knot
Barrel Knot
Overhand on a Bight
Double Fisherman’s
Clove Hitch
Girth Hitch
EDK
Water Knot
Munter Hitch
Klemhesit Knot
Bowline Knot
Double Bowline

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