Indoor Instruction

This is a class designed to teach you everything you need to know to climb safely at an indoor facility and is ideal for climbers age 16 & older. You will learn basic belay and rope management procedures, as well as essential climbing techniques. The class meets most Saturdays at 1:00pm and lasts approximately 2 to 3 hours. Class size is limited, so we recommend you pre-register to guarantee your place in the class.

Cost: $30

Mini Clinics are two hour intensives designed to get you quick, specialized instruction in areas as diverse as sport climbing and bouldering safety to crate stacking and slackline technique. Some are free and some are a marginal fee. Check out the schedule for details.

Intro Membership

The Intro Membership includes UNLIMITED CLIMBING and gear rental at Inner Peaks for one month PLUS 4 evenings of instruction, including safety, technique and climbing gym etiquette. The instructional classes meet once a week for four consecutive weeks for 1 ½ hours.

An introductory membership is a great way to learn about climbing in a safe and controlled environment without making a big commitment of time or money. You will learn everything you need to know to climb safely & effectively at an indoor climbing gym. All of these skills translate to the outdoors, so with some additional outdoor instruction, you can be safely dangling from the side of a cliff in less than six months!

Class 1: How to operate a climbing harness, a gri-gri, bouldering skills.
Class 2: How to tie a figure-8 knot and how to operate an ATC belay device.
Class 3: Basic climbing techniques
Class 4: More climbing techniques, including engrams & precision footwork.

Pre-registration is required.

Cost: Only $99

Take your climbing to the next level! Do you enjoy climbing but feel like you your development has plateaued? New to climbing and mystified about what a gaston or dyno is, but interested in finding out?  Want to meet new people who share your motivation and passion for climbing? Coming back to climbing after a long break and need to brush up on your technique? Then Peak Performance – Basics is for you!

Peak Performance – Basics is three 2.5 hour mini-clinics. We recommend that you take them in order as the skills do build on each other from month to month, but you are free to pick and choose individual classes in whatever order works for you.

Cost:

$35* per clinic, non-member; $28 per clinic, Members

Register for all 3 clinics and $ave!

$85* complete series, non-member;  $68 complete series, Member (20% 0ff regular price)

*Non-member includes day pass and gear rental

Footwork Basics $35

Efficient footwork is the basis of all good climbing technique, which is why we begin the Technique Basics series with this class. Climbers of all ability levels will benefit from the drills and exercises taught in this clinic. The instructor will cover foot placement, balance, when and how to switch feet, edging, smearing and stemming. You will learn to flow effortlessly from foothold to foothold. After you take this class, you will really know what to do when some tells you to “use your feet!”

Handholds and Body Position $35

So now you know how to use your feet, what about the rest of your body? And how do you actually flow through the climbing sequences? In this clinic, you will learn to utilize the different types of hand holds you run across when you climb, including those dreaded slopers, underclings, edges, side pulls, pockets and pinches. You will also learn why you want to rest on straight arms, how to back step, and how to sequence hand holds for best results.

Putting it All Together $35

Now that you have mastered climbing movement basics, it is time to have some fun! In this class, you will learn steep climbing technique, including twist locks and dynamic movement, bouldering basics, onsight techniques (climbing a route from start to finish with no falls or rests first try with no prior knowledge of the route) and redpointing (climbing a route form start to finish, no falls or rests after you have previously been on the route).

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*We can only offer individual classes for sale online at this time (so sorry). If you wish to enroll in the entire series or need more information, call Inner Peaks at 704-844-6677.

The Introduction to Indoor Lead Climbing class will give you all the skills you need to lead climb safely indoors and the foundation skills for outdoor sport climbing. The class meets one time for four hours.

Cost: $45 for non-members/$35 for members