Join QTBIPOC facilitators Nev & ridhi on a multi-sensorial experiential walk, connecting us to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world. We will meander through various modalities including ritual, song, journaling, painting & drawing, a medicinal tea meditation and facilitated conversations.

Interested in trad climbing but don’t know where to start? This clinic is for you. During this clinic, you will learn about all different kinds of rock protection (cams, nuts, hexes, and more), when and where to place rock protection, how to evaluate the safety of pieces you place, techniques for placing protection efficiently, and the principles of building a safe trad gear anchor.

This day of guided climbing is the perfect introduction to outdoor climbing! During this clinic, you will learn about tying in, belaying, communication in climbing, and basic climbing movement. You will have time to practice your skills, and enjoy the climbing that Smith Rock offers!

This is the comprehensive clinic for those who enjoy sport climbing in the gym and want to take their skills outdoors. You’ll learn about crag etiquette, outdoor-specific lead and top rope skills, how to build and evaluate safe sport climbing anchors, and how to safely take them down. We’ll also practice real transitions to lowering off or rappelling, to prepare you for crags that can only be accessed by leading.

So you've heard the term 'redpoint' at the crag and on climbing forums, but what does it mean? What's projecting and how do you do it? In this clinic you’ll learn about physical, mental, and technical climbing tools you can use when tackling your next challenge. Though this course will be taught in the context of sport climbing, many of the skills we'll practice can be applied to other climbing disciplines.

This day is meant for folk who want to go have a fun adventure but without the rock climbing! You'll learn how to rappel and you'll lower yourself down a 40' cliff! Then we'll travel through time and scramble through a basalt chasm!

Come join Samuel Crossley as they share their tips and tricks to help you make a climbing image you’ll love. This clinic will focus on theory at first with Sam giving an art of climbing photography presentation. You’ll be required to submit your climbing photographs so we can review them as a group after Sam’s presentation. This will facilitate validation on what you’ve done well, and reveal specific things you can improve. After the group review, you’ll be free to make some climbing images, your chance to put what you learn to use! As a group, at the end of the day, we’ll review and celebrate the art you made!

Have you always gazed up at the tall walls of places like Yosemite Valley, and wondered how to climb them? This clinic will cover the essential skills for ascending walls that are too hard to climb without aid - that's placing and pulling up on gear, rather than making upward progress with just our hands and feet. We'll go through basics of aid climbing with and without ladders, "jugging" or ascending a fixed rope, big wall anchors, hauling your food and overnight gear in a haul bag, as well as packing and planning for multiple days on a wall.

This clinic is perfect for those who love outdoor climbing and want to start exploring bigger, taller objectives. Together we’ll demystify the systems that can take your climbing beyond single pitch crags. Topics will include route planning, multipitch anchors, belaying from above, rope management, and strategies for efficiency.