Roc Trip Questions
Roc Trip Questions
I am new to rock climbing, and I really want to learn about it. Is the Roc Trip event worth attending for newbies? Thanks.
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When you have the best rock climbers in the world coming and with some of them giving clinics I can't imagine that there wouldn't be something for every climber to learn regardless of ability. For a beginner the free Petzl Gri-Gri clinic should be of great interest and Arno's Warriors Way clinic would also be good.
"Be responsible for your actions and sensitive to the concerns of other visitors and land managers. ... Your reward is the opportunity to climb in one of the most beautiful areas in this part of the country." John H. Bronaugh
did you get a chance to particpate in the UClimb clinic recently hosted at the Red? If not, you may be able to go to one of their events in the future. they are specifically geared towards very beginning climbers. my understanding is the rock trip clinics are teaching climbing technique rather than the fundamentals of climbing.
"Unthinkably good things can happen, even late in the game." ~ Under the Tuscan Sun
Well I missed the uclimb event. I learned about it the same weekend that it occurred. I am not willing to wait a year for another one, so I signed up for the beginner sport climbing clinic at Roctrip. I have a ten year background in military air assault and rope rescue with the fire service, so all of the knots, belaying, and rappelling I am familiar with, it is the climbing aspect where I lack knowledge. I welcome any training I can get, however, but I feel I will just have to jump in and learn what I can where I can.
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