Learn To Rock Climb

Rock climbing is a tremendously rewarding sport.  The sense of freedom one feels as one moves gracefully over rock is unmatched and makes learning to rock climb worth the effort. With the proper guidance the process of learning to rock climb can also be a rewarding and freeing experience.

 Learning the proper skills and techniques under the tutelage of an experienced rock climber is necessary to ensure a safe passage up the wall.  With safety taken care of, one can enjoy the natural and unique movement up a rock face. The vast, natural beauty around compliments he rock climbers total experience. An experienced rock climbing guide will allow for the aspiring climber to be safe, as well as lead them in the right technical direction.

For those fortunate enough to have friends who already climb see if they want to teach you to rock climb. Be sure your friend is patient and skilled enough to teach the skills of safely anchoring to rock.
If a willing and able teacher is not available, it is time to enroll in a rock climbing class. The rock climbing class provides a safe and supportive forum to delve into a new set of skills that take time to develop. You can also count on that your rock climbing guide will take you to climbing routes that are suitable to learn on.

The benefit of enrolling in a rock climbing class is that guides' skills are up to date with the highest safety standards. Each class is approached with safety and support for the rock climbing class as their highest priorities. These are necessary to provide a healthy learning environment. Along with the guidance and patience of an instructor comes a group environment where everyone is learning together. All of these aspects provide a forum that is ideal for learning the delicate skills of rock climbing. 

To become a confident and skilled climber is a wonderful process that takes some time. It is critical for the beginning rock climber that the initial rock climbing skills learned are sound in order to be on a safe path of becoming a accomplished climber.

When learning to climb your guide will go over several skills in detail:

All your safety equipment
Your climbing gear
Basic knots that are used in climbing
Belaying safely
Rock climbing technique

The guide outfit will also provide all necessary safety gear as well as the harness, helmet and climbing shoes each participant requires.

 Treks and Tracks offers all levels of climbing instruction in Pinnacles National Park and Castle Rock State Park throughout the year.