Mountaineering

Meet at the Gear Locker Rm B123 (Hallway across from bathrooms just before Outdoor UW Office)

Check out or check in gear, take a gear rating, learn or practice a skill. 

**Note to enter the Memorial Union you must have a green Badger Badge**  If you are a comunity member and do not have a UW ID or are not elligable to seek Covid-19 testing through the UW system please reach out to a club officer for alternate arrangements.  

This introduction to Sport Climbing clinic will be an on the "ground" simulation to cover some basic information. (NOT at a crag)  We will be indoors at my Barn with plenty of space to physically distance and practice techniques.  (**Allergen notice - There are cats, dogs, horses, hay and dust**)  

This clinic will NOT provide you with all information and experience needed to get a Sport rating.  It is an excellent preparation for a new climber to learn, meet other climbers, and discuss crag etiquette before attending an outdoor clinic.  

To get the most out of this clinic it is recomended to have a Top Rope rating.  

This clinic will cover:

Clipping (Draws and Rope)

Sport/lead Belay

Standard Comunication

Simulated Sport climb/Belay on the ground 

Safety Discussion 

We will be having a sport climbing clinic at Hillbilly Hollow to teach anyone interested how to sport climb.

You will need your top rope rating to participate in this event.

***Last Thursday Office Hour for semester***  Summer locker access by appointment email gearmanager@hoofermountaineering.org 

Meet at the Gear Locker Rm B123 (Hallway across from bathrooms just before Outdoor UW Office)

Check out or check in gear, take a gear rating, learn or practice a skill. 

**Note to enter the Memorial Union you must have a green Badger Badge**  If you are a comunity member and do not have a UW ID or are not elligable to seek Covid-19 testing through the UW system please reach out to a club officer for alternate arrangements.  

This introduction to Anchors clinic will be an on the "ground" simulation to cover some basic information. (NOT at a crag)  We will be indoors at my Barn with plenty of space to physically distance and practice techniques.  (**Allergen notice - There are cats, dogs, horses, hay and dust**)  

This clinic will NOT provide you with all information and experience needed to get an anchors rating.  It is an excellent preparation for a new climber to learn knots, meet other climbers, discuss crag etiquette before attending an outdoor anchor setting clinic.  

This clinic will cover:

The basic knots (figure 8, figure 8 on a bite, bowline, water, girth hitch, overhand, over hand on a bite, clove hitch, barrel knot, double fisherman's)   

Uses strengths (and weaknesses) of soft gear 

S.E.R.E.NE. 

Different ways to set up soft gear and equalizing a 3 point anchor

Slinging natural objects

General Crag Safety Discussion