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GOWhether you want to learn to climb or develop your skills, you’ve found the right place. Inner Peaks offers a variety of instruction to help get you where you want to go! Our guides and instructors are experienced climbers and undergo rigorous training before leading any classes. Equipment is state-of-the-art and inspected regularly. See below to explore all the great ways you can learn to climb at Inner Peaks.
Interested in Private Instruction? Please fill out this inquiry form.
The Gym-to-Crag series offers both an Indoor and Outdoor experience. Although you may take each session individually, we are also offering the complete package for each option. While the IP Indoor option is a more focused skills session, the OP Outdoor option offers the practical application of the skills and a more comprehensive understanding of the topic. **Pre-registration is required!**
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Intro to Bouldering Technique class, designed to help people recognize movement and learn techniques required for bouldering.
In addition, participants will learn the basics about sport-specific strength training. The Intro to Bouldering Technique class is a 1½ hr. class.
Class size is limited, so we recommend you pre-register to guarantee your place in the class. PREREQUISITE: Participants must be 14 yrs or older
*Free to members
Learn the basics of knot tying and belay technique! Designed for people with little or no climbing experience, this course teaches the skills needed to climb independently on the roped climbing routes at Inner Peaks.
This class meets every other Saturday at South End (10am-1pm) and Matthews Wednesdays (5:30pm-8:30pm) and (12pm-3pm) on alternating weekends.
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.
PREREQUISITE: Participants must be 18 yrs or older with Top Rope Certification with Inner Peaks for at least 3 months.
**Member discounts apply
Pre-registration is required.
Coming back soon!
5:30pm-8:30pm
$89 – includes all four dates!
Join us for an intensive two week course, with IP Instructor and V10 climber, Jackson Toth. The Advanced Bouldering Clinic is designed to help climbers identify their weaknesses and approach problems systematically, with a focus on long term improvement. Students will be instructed in identifying more complex and difficult movement, as well as how to develop strategies to approach difficult climbs and train for improvement.
*Must consistently climb V5 on varied wall angles.
Day 1: Identify Your Beta – learn ways to recognize intended beta and understand why it works.
Day 2: Refine Your Beta – learn how to stop falling, even when you have the correct approach.
Day 3 & 4: Application: identify your personal weaknesses and learn ways to train them away.
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
The Gym-to-Crag series offers both an Indoor and Outdoor experience. Although you may take each session individually, we are also offering the complete package for each option. While the IP Indoor option is a more focused skills session, the OP Outdoor option offers the practical application of the skills and a more comprehensive understanding of the topic.
**Pre-registration is required!**
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IP Indoor Lead Anchor Cleaning
The Inner Peaks Natural Anchor Building clinic is an opportunity to learn the basics of top rope anchor building off trees and rocks in an indoor environment. It allows students to learn how to build anchors when there are no bolts.
Students will work in groups of two and build anchors consistent with industry standard practices. In doing so, they will:
This is a great way to get the introductory basics to begin the move from the Gym to the Crag.
Prerequisites:
Age 16 or older
Top rope certified
Clinic Max: 8
IP Clinic Price: Members: $28 | Non-members: $35
Clinic dates & times: TBD
Location: Matthews
Lead climbing’s next step is to go outside, but it brings challenges of how to get down? How to clean your gear, create an anchor and clean your anchor? This class will address all of these issues.
Prerequisites:
Age 16 or older
Lead certified
Clinic Max: 8
IP Clinic Price: Members: $28 | Non-members: $35
Clinic dates & times: TBD
Location: South End
In Weightlifting Basics, students will go through the work out room and discuss the equipment, demonstrate best practices, and go over climbing related exercise goals and action items to move forward.
Time: 1-hour
Minimum age: 16
Clinic max: 8
Cost: $25
Location: South End
Clinic Date and Time: TBD
In Strength Training, students will go over climbing specific training systems (hang boards, moon/tension boards, and campus rungs) and will discuss scaling their workouts, injury prevention, goals and action items.
Time: 1-hour
Minimum age: 16
Clinic max: 8
Cost: $25
Location: South End
Clinic Date and Time: TBD
In Workout Development, students will discuss and develop a workout regimen geared towards climbing strength training goals and learn how to devise action items to move forward.
Time: 1-hour
Minimum age: 16
Clinic max: 8
Cost: $25
Location: South End
Clinic Date and Time: TBD
The Inner Peaks Route Setting Clinic gives participants the opportunity to work with our head route setter to learn the basics of route setting, climbing movement, route grading, and to design and build a bouldering problem of their very own.
Students will:
Minimum age: 16
Clinic max: 8
Cost: Members: $40 | Non-Members: $50
Clinic Date & Time: Coming Spring 2020
Location: South End
Looking to take your climbing to the next level? Consider a private coaching session! Fill out the form attached below and we will match you with the best instructor to meet your goals, and create a personalized training plan just for you. Instruction topics include climbing-specific weight training, hangboarding, campusing, technique, and on the wall climbing drills.
Cost: Members: $45/hr | Non-Members: $50/hr
Location: South End or Matthews
If you get busy and have to cancel a class or clinic, no problem. Inner Peaks offers a generous policy of a full refund with cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to scheduled class or clinic.
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