Devils Tower, WY – Multipitch Trad Climbing Course

Description

Father and son climb the Durrance Route (5.7) at Devils Tower

Learn Multipitch Trad Climbing at Devils Tower, Wyoming!

This upper level course introduces participants to the skills, systems, and principles of decision making needed for multipitch trad climbing at Devils Tower, Wyoming.  This intensive two or three-day course involves a collaborative planning process, research and preparation for multiple climbs, plenty of systems work, and lots of climbing on some of the country’s best multipitch trad routes at Devils Tower, Wyoming. We recommend taking our Intro to Rock Climbing Course and Trad Climbing Course prior to enrolling in this advanced course, as the course requires foundational knowledge of climbing safety systems and solid base of climbing fitness.

Dates:

Our Multipitch Trad Climbing Course at Devils Tower is available upon request May – October with the exception of June in observation of the June Voluntary Climbing Closure.

Lessons:

Our Multipitch Trad Climbing Course at Devils Tower includes personalized instruction on the following topics and techniques:

• Proper preparation for climbing multipitch terrain
• Decision making and risk mitigation
• Rock climbing safety systems (focus on anchors, belaying, descent, and self-rescue systems)
• Climbing movement and techniques
• Minimal-impact climbing strategies to safeguard resources and heritage
• Leave No Trace and “Beyond Leave No Trace” practices
• Lessons on the area’s geology, ecology, archaeology, and history

These hands-on lessons are accompanied by multipitch trad climbing on routes of your choice.  Please see our Multipitch Climbing Course Guide for a more detailed overview of these topics.

Course options and itineraries:

• 2 Day Itinerary

Our 2 day Multipitch Rock Climbing Course is a great option if you only have two days to work on your multipitch climbing skills but you want to make the most of it!  Your guide will work with you to select an exciting venue at Devils Tower that is appropriate for your group size, suits your learning goals, and features fun, high quality climbing in a beautiful setting.  Each day of the course will typically last 8 hours but can be customized to fit your schedule.  The first day of the course is focused on learning skills on smaller terrain and the second day is focused on applying those skills and climbing a larger objective.

• 3 Day Itinerary

Our 3 Day Multipitch Rock Climbing Course is a great option if you want to challenge yourself and take your multipitch climbing to new heights!   The first day of the course is focused on learning skills on smaller terrain, the second day is focused on applying those skills and climbing a longer objective (summit day), and then the third day provides an opportunity for clients to plan their own multipitch climb and receive feedback from the guide.  Your guide will work with you to select appropriate venues for this course.  Each day of the course will typically last 8 hours but can be customized to fit your schedule. 

Rates:

Booking:

Please reach out to us via email (contact form below) to confirm guide availability for your preferred dates.  Once guide availability is confirmed we will send you a detailed email with the signup form, liability release agreement, and invoice.  Note that we require a 25% deposit to finalize your booking.  This deposit is non-refundable in case of cancellation within two weeks of the booking but is transferable to other dates and courses.

Contact Us:

Interested in taking a Multipitch Trad Climbing Course at Devils Tower?  Please send us an email with your name, contact info, and a brief description of when and where you’d like to take the course. Feel free to ask us any questions you might have about the course!