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Our Intermediate courses are held in the north McDowell Mountains in North Scottsdale. Classes are small (4 or less students per instructor) and fill quickly.
 This 2-day course is for the motivated advanced beginner, experienced indoor gym and/or sport climber who wants to further develop traditional-style climbing skills. The focus is to provide a delicate balance of anchoring skills and to improve your climbing techniques. You will be critiqued throughout the course with a focus on improving both your weak and strong points. You will also learn to bypass inappropriate and time-consuming anchor setups and to create quick, efficient setups, minimizing risk and maximizing climbing time. This will help you assess someone else's anchors you may be climbing on.
Day 1 will begin with understanding concepts of protection (ie, spring-loaded camming devices, stoppers, tri-cams, hexes) and what makes a good protection placement. The second half of the day will be spent on the rocks improving your climbing skills.
Day 2 will focus on anchor systems: equalizing with slings and cordelettes; incorporating redundancy in anchors; prevention of shock loading. The remainder of the day will again be spent on the rocks, doing top-roped climbs and a lead climb up to 5.10 (depending on students abilities). All trips are tailored to the instructor's discretion with your safety our number one priority!
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.......Cost: $275 (per person) (2-day course)
.......Cost: $175 (per person) (1-day condensed course)
.......Discounts: REI* Members - $15 Off (2-day cours only)
Private Intermediate Rock Climbing Course Cost: $325 (Available 7-days a week - includes lunch and transportation from designated pick-up point)
The majority of our staff have years of experience and are certified and follow guidelines set by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) and American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA).
Articles featuring the Arizona Climbing and Adventure School have appeared in The Arizona Republic newspaper, Alaska Airlines Magazine, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, and AAA Highroads magazine. FOX network television (Channel 10 - Phoenix) and CBS KPHO televison (Channel 5 - Phoenix) have also done feature stories on us!
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 dear staff,
This letter is to thank you for your excellent climbing instruction which I received from the Arizona Climbing and Adventure School. I sincerely felt like you were interested in teaching your classes, and that says a lot after teaching as much as you have taught. Your interest in teaching greatly enhanced my learning process. I liked the environment in which we climbed, absolutely beautiful setting, and I felt that the beauty of the area helped me to learn. Your teaching style was excellent and I hope many others can benefit from your climbing expertise.
Wishing you all the best.
Josh Crothers
Jscrox@aol.com
The activities described on this web site carry a significant risk of personal injury or death. Rock climbing is inherently dangerous. The owners and staff of the Arizona Climbing and Adventure School do not recommend that anyone participate in these activities unless they seek qualified professional instruction and/or guidance, are knowledgeable about the risks involved, and are willing to personally assume all responsibility associated with those risks.
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 health benefits of climbing:
For a rock climber, reaching the top is not the point. Like rearing children, rock climbing is the journey that matters most if you are climbing for fitness.
Whether their journey lasts two hours or two days, rock climbers can benefit from a mental workout as well as a physical one, according to competitive climber Michelle Hurni, president of the Colorado-based American Sport Climbers Federation (ASCF). Physically, rock climbing burns fat while strengthening muscles if pursued at a vigorous pace. Mentally, rock climbers exercise their ability to focus fully on a single task, an increasingly rare occurrence in this age of multitasking. Climbers also get practice confronting their fears- the fear of heights, the fear of falling, the fear of equipment failure. Ultimately, the sport can improve your self-confidence - if you learn how to climb safely, that is.
how many calories will rock climbing burn?
Ascending a natural rock wall burns up to 700 calories an hour if you weigh 140 pounds or up to 974 calories an hour if you weigh 190 pounds. Rock-climbing sessions tend to last at least six or seven hours.
further advantages:
In addition to offering an anaerobic and aerobic workout, rock climbing exercises almost every muscle group, according to Hurni of the ASCF. Rock climbing two or more times a week improves your strength, muscular and cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and mental toughness.
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To sign up for a course call or email us to check availability. If a course is open click on the On-line Application Form or go to our application and map (meeting point) site, print out both the Application (PDF), Map and Waiver. Fill out the application and fax or mail it to us (don't fax the waiver, just bring it the day of your course).
 Note: September thru April Intermediate Rock Climbing courses start at 8:30 a.m. at the designated pick-up point. Call us the day before your course starts to verify. Bring your own snacks, lunch, water, sunblock and wear appropriate clothing. Camera (disposable), writing pad and pen are recommended.
Please call us if the dates below to not work with your schedule
september
2006 |
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march
2007
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..Dates: 24 - 25
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october
2006 |
..Dates: 28 - 29
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..Dates: 28 - 29
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november
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..Dates: 25 - 26
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may
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..Dates: 26 - 27
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december
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..Dates: 30 - 31
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june
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..Dates: 23 - 24
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january
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..Dates: 27 - 28
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july
2007
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..Dates: 28 - 29
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february
2007
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..Dates: 24 - 25
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august
2007
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..Dates: 25 - 26
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