Learn To Lead Climb
Learn To Lead Climb
Once you have become familiar and comfortable with gear placement and anchor building, and possess a solid foundation of top rope climbing, the next big step is to start lead climbing.
While leading, you will find yourself without the safety of a top rope, and so it is of paramount importance to keep a high margin of safety when learning to lead climb. The best way to do so is with the help of a professional guide. Learning to lead will propel you through your entire climbing career, and grasping the correct techniques the first time will ensure you start off on the right track. To begin, all leads will be done as a “mock lead” with the added safety of a top rope to create a safe environment to dial the technical skills and movement of lead climbing.
In this course you will learn:
- How to lead belay
- How to place gear while on lead
- How to safely take lead falls
- How to communicate while lead climbing
THE ALPENGLOW DIFFERENCE
As a Tahoe-based guide company with countless expeditions to high-altitude peaks around the world over the last 15 years, we bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our beloved “home mountain”. Our teaching and guiding philosophy has been honed from the flanks of the Himalayan giants to the technical peaks of Peru, and we are beyond excited to be able to bring our program to this fantastic mountain. In addition to our international expedition roots, we are accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), being one of the very few guide services in the region to hold such a high standard. Each of our guides is trained by the AMGA in the terrain in which they operate, and the program is supervised by internationally licensed IFMGA mountain guides. This high standard, along with our many years of experience, translates to a fantastic mountain adventure!
- 8:30am
- Meet & Greet
Meet and greet, introductions, goals of the day.
- 8:45 – 12pm
- Morning Skills Session
Begin by reviewing gear and anchor techniques in various settings. After review, we move onto the main lesson of lead climbing.
- 12 – 12:30pm
- Lunch
Quick break for lunch and taking in the views.
- 12:30 – 3:30pm
- Afternoon Skills Session
Continue building on skills that were learned during the morning session.