Trad Climbing Course | Miyar Adventures

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DETAILS

This two-day course introduces students to traditional (trad) climbing on routes that follow cracks. Students will learn how to select equipment, place and remove protection, build simple trad anchors, and climb cracks and other natural features. These skills prepare students to climb at rock climbing destinations and in the mountains throughout the United States. Our course utilizes phenomenal learning environments such as the Index Town Walls of Washington where students find an abundance of traditional climbs of all difficulties. If students are interested in learning how to lead trad routes this course can be combined with our Trad Lead Climbing Course. Previous climbing experience is required for this course with outdoor climbing experience preferred. This can be gained on our Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing trip.

Skills Covered during the course:

Choosing a rope for trad climbing
Choosing shoes and a harness for trad climbing
A good rack for first-time trad climbers
Types of traditional protection: Nuts, cams, tri-cams
Racking protection
Placing protection
Extending protection
Removing protection
Building and equalizing anchors
Belay management
Crack climbing technique
How to train for trad climbing

We will have a logistics meeting and gear check at least three days before your trip is scheduled to depart.

Duration

2 Days 1 Night Camping

Passport

Not Required for Americans

Minimum Age

13 years old

Activity

Rock Climbing and Instruction

Accommodation

Tents

PRICE BASIS

PRICE INCLUDES

Group climbing equipment
Guide Services
Pre-trip Planning/Information session on packing and gear
Backpacking, mountaineering, and general outdoor safety skills

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

Transportation (We will help arrange carpools)
Personal clothing and equipment
Parking or entry fees
Meals/Snacks/Drinks
Gratuities for Guides

ITINERARY

Day 1:

We meet at a park-and-ride in the Seattle Area, or at the course location if this is more convenient for students. After arriving students are introduced to the equipment used for trad climbing, including ropes, protection, anchor materials, and specialized climbing shoes. Students learn how to manage the rope and properly care for equipment before moving-on to the crag. Once near the rock students practice placing and removing protection, equalizing protection, and setting-up belays. The day concludes with movement instruction and climbing different crack climbs in the area. If desired, students can camp with instructors in the area.

Day 2:

We devote most of today to practicing climbing movement while placing protection. Students will have the opportunity to top-rope several traditional routes while placing protection for practice. The goal is help students gain fluidity and confidence in their movement and gear placement. The day concludes with a review of skills and recommendations for future climbs and learning.

FAQs

General FAQ's

Testimonials

Sandeep is possibly the best person (Miyar and guides) in the business to take you on the mountains. Anyone who has trained with him to summit Rainier over the years can tell you how much he cares about his peeps. Talk to him and he can always find a way to make it happen. I have been trying to climb Rainier for few years with personal constraints (need to be always available, can return anytime, 24*7 sat phone access etc) and many times I had to return mid climb from big ones like Baker and Rainier. It was really easy to talk to the guides about this situation. I never once felt unsafe on the mountains. This is a big deal given how much we learnt when it comes to snow skills and glacier training. Be safe and go with Miyar!
Vivek Garg
What an awesome experience to go on climbing Mt. Rainier with Miyar Adventures. Sandeep and his team of guides ( Kirk, Alexis, Joe, Ben, Chris, Jasmin ) did an awesome job to lead the multiple rope teams trough snow skill preparations and guiding through safely on glacier journey. The amount of efforts put into multi-month preparation, pre-trip meetings, accessibility to gears for rent and attention to details with food/weight/personal gears were all instrumental in almost all of us (in a group of 24) able to summit Mt. Rainier and have wonderful memories. We knew we were in best company and safe hands with prior experience with Miyar Adventures led climb to Mt. Baker and few other preparation trips. And guides calibrated their approach from novice climbers to experienced climbers to push enough to have an enjoyable experience. I highly recommend to go with Miyar Adventures on amazing trips they have lined up around the Puget Sound Area and internationally.
Harshit Shah
If you are interested in doing any climbing or hiking but need a guide , I highly recommend Miyar Adventures...Sandeep is a wonderful person and you will actually learn (and practice ) climbing and crevasse rescue techniques in addition to the trip/climb ...it is definitely beyond a just a "get you to the summit" experience. He genuinely cares and brings in other excellent guides for bigger groups. My husband and I recently successfully made it to the summit of Mount Baker with Sandeep, two other guides and a group of friends and we had a fantastic experience. He and the guides he works with are very knowledgeable so I had confidence in their abilities to lead us but they are also very friendly and fun so that overall trip was enjoyable. I will definitely climb with Miyar Adventures again!
Monica Henry