Transition to Outdoors - Top Rope

Planning on making the transition to climbing outdoor sport routes? Do you already climb inside but would like to learn the skills required to take your climbing outdoors? Have you climbed outdoors with friends and want to solidify your knowledge with up-to-date skills and techniques?

In partnership with Island Alpine Guides, this course will prepare you for climbing at well-established sport-climbing crags. The goal of this course is to provide a foundation on which certified guides at IAG will build your skills to be a fully fledged outdoor climber. We cover skills that are suitable for only the most basic and ideal outdoor situations. IAG can provide the outdoor context and cover the many factors affecting climbing outside that can only be experienced in that environment. Following this two part course, further instruction with an outdoor guide is highly recommended.

Part 1 - Build an anchor and lower: Learn the basics of how to build a top-rope anchor, lower on rap rings, and how to retrieve your equipment on the way down.

Part 2 - Build an anchor and rappel: Building on the skills learned in part one, earn how to rappel off a route for situations when lowering isn't favoured.

What happens next? Book in with the Island Alpine Guides and get out on real rock!

Age 16+. Must be belay tested before the first course.