Flash Foxy - Intro to Big Wall - Joshua Tree, CA

The is presented by Arc'teryx.

This course is run in partnership with .

Flash Foxy Education courses are only open to women and genderqueer climbers. All courses will be taught by women and genderqueer instructors.

CLIMBER REQUIREMENTS:

Must know how to belay someone lead-climbing. Participants have led a minimum of 5 traditional rock climbs. Experience multi-pitch climbing is required. Experience with single-pitch rescue skills including hauling, load transfers, and rope ascension, such as Rescue Skills 101 or SPI Course, is required.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

*This is a 2-day course.

Flash Foxy's Intro to Big Wall course will cover the essential skills for ascending walls that are too hard to climb without aid - that's placing and pulling up on gear, rather than making upward progress with just our hands and feet. We'll go through basics of aid climbing with and without ladders, "jugging" or ascending a fixed rope, big wall anchors, hauling your food and overnight gear in a haul bag. This course will include time for students to practice aid climbing with instructor feedback.

You will have the opportunity to practice jugging and aid climbing techniques; however, most of our course time will be spent working on skills with very little rock climbing, so come prepared to spend time hanging in your harness!

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Practice aid climbing by placing trad gear and using ladders, daisies, and fifi hooks to make upward progress.
• Learn how to ascend a fixed line with ascenders/jumars, daisies and ladders.
• Be proficient at “lowering out” – following a traversing pitch of climbing on jumars safely and efficiently by lowering yourself on a fixed piece of gear with a gri gri.
• Practice hauling with a progress capture device and learn about safety considerations around hauling.
• Best practices at setting up big wall anchors and keeping them organized.
• Learn about more advanced big wall gear, such as portaledges, hooks, beaks, copperheads, and more.
• Be proficient around big wall difficulty rating and jargon.
• Connect with other climbers interested in big wall climbing.

INSTRUCTORS:

Carlin Reynolds (they/them) + Heather Smallpage (they/them)

COST:

We are thrilled to be able to offer a sliding scale of $50-$400 for our two-day clinics thanks to Arc’teryx, our Education Partner. If $50 is cost prohibitive, you are invited to apply for a full scholarship by clicking here.

See below for a loose guideline to help you decide where you might fall on the sliding-scale!

REFUND POLICY

• 30 Days or More Prior to Program > Reschedule or Refund (minus admin fee)
• Less Than 30 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. Reschedule (plus admin fee)
• Less Than 7 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. NO RESCHEDULES.

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