Arizona Climbing and Adventure School
Carefree, Arizona, United States
http://www.climbingschool.com/

Adventure Racing Workshop

In team based Adventure Races you will be mixing the strengths and weaknesses of several people into one unit. The ability of your team to work together will determine how you place or even if you make it to the finish line at all. Recognize your teams strengths and weaknesses and map out a strategy to use them effectively in a race environment. Teamwork can bring non-elite teams to the fin......
 

Attend this newly expanded hands-on workshop to learn the basic components of map and compass skills, or come to brush up on knowledge you may already have. Let us show you how to read guidebooks, orient topographic maps and take compass bearings so you can feel confident when hiking on or off trails. With a simple compass, an accurate map, and the skills to use them, the deserts and woods a......
 

This one day course is an easy-to-understand introduction to using GPS and digital maps. The day is a mixture of classroom activity and practical exercises using GPS with waypoints and routes downloaded from a digital map system. Basic GPS safety techniques will also be considered and you’ll learn about Geocaching and GeoTrailing. Is this course right for you? You do not ......
 

Backpacking isn’t just a way to get from here to there, it’s a process of moving, exploring, taking in the surrounding and working as a team. The end of the trail isn’t the "thing" -- the trail is the "thing". Travel too fast and you miss all that you travel for. Starting with the basics, this workshop provides an opportunity for those novice’s who are......
 

Our Beginner courses are held at the north McDowell Mountains in north Scottsdale (7 miles from Phoenix) and several other locations. All climbing courses are held outdoors on real rock. These course’s are designed to provide personalized and comprehensive instruction at a basic level, allowing you to develop a solid foundation upon which to build more advanced climbing knowledge and skill......
 

The most popular of all our courses! This 2-day course is for the motivated advanced beginner, experienced indoor gym and/or sport climber who wants to further develop sport-style with a bend toward trad climbing skills. The focus is to provide a delicate balance of anchoring skills and to improve your climbing techniques. You will be critiqued throughout the course with a focus on improving bo......
 

Traditional Climbing or "Trad" is the classic way to ascend crags, big walls and peaks by placing and removing natural protection. Our Traditional Rock Climbing Course takes climbers where sport climbs can’t. A genuine challenge for most, Trad not only challenges a combination of raw strength and technical skills up cracks, chimneys, laybacks and slab, but is also an exercise of ......
 

For those who want to experience the true nature of climbing! This comprehensive two-day course encompasses the basics of sport lead climbing. Topics include: ..�personal safety ..�belaying a lead climber ..�removing pro ..�climbing techniques ..�proper use of runners ..�how to reduce rope drag ..�leading responsibilities ..�resting stances ..�natural hazards ..�anchoring......
 

This Yoga and Rock Climbing Workshop is a collection of physical and mental techniques for building awareness to observe what is in the present moment. The refinement of these techniques is what allows one’s attention to be focused and present, creating connections between patterns of thought, breath, posture, and emotions all linked in the physiology of the body. Every day as living, brea......
 

The Multi-Pitch Climbing Course gives you the ability to go beyond single-pitch climbs and closer to seemingly distant summits or tall rock faces. The course is designed for climbers who want to expand their mental, physical and spiritual experience with rock climbing. The added level of commitment requires sessions to be held over one or two full days. All participants are required to have ......
 

Want to experience the freedom of climbing without all the gear? Bouldering was initially a way of training towards roped rock climbing but has now developed into a fully fledged sport. It involves unroped climbing on walls up to 12 foot high protected by a crash mat. This allows climbers to practice extreme moves unhindered by harnesses & without the consequences of getting it wrong. Equipped ......
 

Depending on your needs we offer this course in three different levels - Our intensive two-day Rappelling & Anchors Course focuses on the many aspects of rappelling and ascending on ropes utilizing a variety of devices and techniques and multiple anchor setups. Or, our 1-day Just Rappelling or 1-day Just Anchors Course. You don`t need to be an athlete to gain tremendous knowledge, skill, and......
 

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