Climbing 201: Gym To Crag

Are you excited to start climbing outside? Designed for graduates of Climbing 101 or beginner to intermediate climbers with prior experience top rope climbing indoors, this course will function to apply skills learned inside to an outdoor context. This class covers a variety of topics, including an introduction to lead climbing and belaying, anchor building, and cleaning simple sport climbing anchors on fixed hardware. The class will also continue to expand climbers’ movement repertoire to include techniques for varied terrain & wall pitch as well as address best practices on outdoor climbing ethics.

More Information:

NEW! In partnership with Montana Mountaineering Association, this class now features an outdoor element, and participants will have the opportunity to climb outside either the 3rd or 4th weekend of the class (weather dependent).

*The outdoor outing is operated by MMA and requires a minimum of four participants to run
*A refund of $155 will be issued if the outdoor outing is unable to run due to inclement weather

Prerequisites:
- Preregistration required with full payment at time of booking
- Must be Top Rope Certified at Spire
- Must be at least 14 years old
- Must be able to comfortably climb at the 5.9 grade

When: 4 week sessions offered weekly from. Check our calendar for the next available offering dates!

Cost: $295 for members/ $365 for non-members (includes 1 month membership with gear)

Location: Main Facility - 13 Enterprise Blvd, Bozeman MT 59718

  • *Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the start of class to receive a refund.

    **Makeup classes are unavailable at this time.