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Outdoor climbing courses in Ontario by Aspire Climbing Gym
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Outdoor Climbing Courses

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Outdoor Equipement Offer

All participants who sign up to take an outdoor climbing course can purchase course equipment for 10% off.  A great way to start your climbing rack or expand your gear for a great price.

GYM TO CRAG: TOP ROPE

This 2-day adventure program introduces participants to the preferred methods and best practices associated with Top Roping outside and is a guided day in an outdoor environment.

Top Rope outdoor climbing course in Ontario by Aspire Climbing

What I Will Learn:

  • Transferring Top Rope climbing skills outdoors

  • Trip planning, Leave No Trace, basic environmental stewardship, and outdoor etiquette

  • Risk management: Identification, mitigation, and monitoring  elements of risk associated with climbing outdoors pertaining to outdoor Top Rope climbing rope systems & equipment covered in the course

  • Exposure to Basic Anchor building: configurations, applications & anchor access methods

  • Anchor's will be demonstrated and built by the instructor

  • Participants will hike to the base of the Top Rope system to climb, no rappelling.

Best For:

  • Climbers who are Top Rope certified at Aspire Whitby and looking to tackle top rope at the Crag.

What's Included:

  • 2 Day Course

  • Taught by a certified and trained climbing instructor

  • Gear is provided

TOP ROPE

This 3 part course is more in-depth and robust than the Gym To Crag counterpart.  Top Rope Climbing Outdoor is aimed at climbers seeking to gain the knowledge and experience needed to manage the risks of top-rope climbing in an outdoor environment. Gain the freedom to climb on your own with your friends or family!

Outdoor top rope course in Ontario by Aspire Climbing

What I Will Learn:

  • Transferring Top Rope climbing skills outdoors

  • Trip planning, Leave No Trace, basic environmental stewardship, and outdoor etiquette

  • Risk management: Identification, mitigation, and monitoring  elements of risk associated with climbing outdoors pertaining to outdoor Top Rope climbing rope systems & equipment covered in the course

  • Intermediate anchor building, configurations, and applications

  • Anchor access methods

  • Rappelling

Best For:

  • Climbers who are Top Rope certified at Aspire Whitby and looking to tackle top rope at the Crag.

What's Included:

  • 2 Day Course

  • Taught by a certified and trained climbing instructor

  • Gear is provided

SPORT CLIMBING

Sport Outdoor is a 3 part, blended instruction program that introduces students to the preferred methods and best practices associated with sport climbing in an outdoor environment.

Sport climbing outdoor climbing course by Aspire Climbing

What I Will Learn:

  • Transferring sport climbing skills outdoors              

  • Clipping Methods/Considerations

  • Cleaning a Route

  • Threading / Cleaning an Anchor

  • Stances for Clipping / Efficiency

  • Communication

  • Rope Management

  • Lead Belaying & Falling

  • Route Selection & Risk Assessment

  • Trip planning, Leave No Trace, basic environmental stewardship, and outdoor etiquette

  • Risk management: Identification, mitigation, and monitoring acceptance of elements of risk associated with climbing outdoors pertaining to outdoor sport climbing rope systems & equipment covered in the course

  • Anchor building, configurations, and applications

  • Rappelling

Best For:

  • Best for climbers who are lead certified at Aspire Whitby (via Lead lesson or belay test) and comfortable climbing a 5.8 on lead

What's Included:

  • 2 Day Course

  • Taught by a certified and trained climbing instructor

  • Gear is provided

TRADITIONAL CLIMBING

Traditional climbing course is a 2-day blended instruction program that introduces students to the preferred methods and best practices associated with Traditional climbing, risk management and yes!!! You guest it. Crack climbing!!!

Outdoor trad climbing course in Ontario by Aspire Climbing

What I Will Learn:

  • Trad climbing skills

  • Rappelling skills

  • Rescue Techniques

  • Proper gear selection and placement

  • Risk management: Identification, mitigation and acceptance of elements of risk associated with climbing outdoors pretaining to outdoor Traditional climbing rope systems & equipment covered in the course

  • Trip planning, Leave No Trace, basic environmental stewardship, and outdoor etiquette

  • Anchor configurations and applications

  • Anchor access methods

Best For:

  • Climbers are who are Lead Certified at Aspire Whitby (via Lead lesson at our facility or belay test) and who have a minimum of 1 year of indoor lead experience. 

  • 1 year of indoor Lead rock climbing experience.  Interested climbers must have also flashed 10 indoor lead routes within the last year (5.10 minimum)

What's Included:

  • 2 Day Course

  • Taught by a certified and trained climbing instructor

  • Gear is provided

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THE CLIMBERS CODE

The 'Climbers' Code of Respect' has been created with the help of access groups across Canada, in an effort to unify climbing information and create a national resource for Gym to Rock Transitioning.

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