Learn to Lead Climb 101

Advance your climbing skills with our comprehensive courses on lead climbing and lead belaying! These classes will teach you the ins-and-outs of lead belaying with a gri-gri, the best clipping techniques, catching falls safely, how to avoid and fix common leader mistakes, and sets you up to pass our lead climbing test. Prerequisites: – Certified to top-rope belay with a gri-gri at the CUD climbing wall, or ability to obtain this certification prior to the first day of class – Previous experience belaying climbers on top-rope **Comfort utilizing a gri-gri to belay is essential prior to taking this course. Lead climbing and belaying is an advanced climbing skill and not for beginners. Note: To earn the full Lead certification, participants must take Lead 101 and Lead 102. See more information here: https://mywellness.ucdenver.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=1458d8f6-b431-4bff-b73c-203c5c75ab67