Rock Climbing Course - Buenos Aires

Our Basic Courses are an invitation to enjoy Climbing while picking up the techniques needed to move efficiently and safely. Training is necessary and fundamental, since this is an activity or sport that carries risk; it will allow you to enjoy the activity both on an artificial wall and out in nature.

Over the course of the class, each student will learn to recognize and tell apart safe from unsafe situations; as well as correctly using the different climbing-progression techniques and, above all, learning to climb responsibly and safely.

This course is aimed at people who want to start climbing and have no prior experience. The course takes place on an artificial wall, where the classes will teach the maneuvers and techniques needed to climb. To wrap up the course there will be an optional practical outing to the mountains, where all the content learned during the practical course can be put to use.

Format: 3 theoretical-practical classes on the climbing wall + 1 outing to the mountains over a weekend.
 

• General overview of climbing and its different types.
• Initial movements: direction of load (center of gravity, weight shifts, balance, barycenter); hand technique, foot technique, body technique. 
• Falls: theory and practice. Methods to build confidence.
• Bouldering: initial and advanced practice
• Knots: demonstration and practice of the main climbing knots.
• Sport climbing: materials and equipment for climbing: helmet, harness, slings and carabiners, belay devices. Theory and setup + first use.
• Top-rope climbing: ascending and descending; setting up a top-rope.
• Lead climbing. General considerations, clipping, fall factor/impact force.
• Belaying: top-rope belaying, belaying the lead climber. Theory and practice.
• Lowering maneuvers (FASA maneuver)