Climbing Clinics & Instruction
Skill Building in Squamish
Elevate your movement, mindset and technical skills.
Learning from a professional allows you to focus on the most essential skills, which translates to climbing more confidently, safely & while having more fun.
Our private and small group clinics are thoughtfully curated and taught in a principle-based style to help you understand not just what to do but why and when to do it.
Featured Clinics
Overview
A two-day clinic covering ACMG best practices of foundational and improvised rope rescue systems with real-world application and decision-making.
Whether you are leading or following, rescue skills are crucial to learn and practise. Increase confidence and know how deal with a variety of situations.
Dates
April 25–26
Time
8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Maximum of 8 participants
Learning Outcomes
Foundations (Day 1):
Equipment strengths and limitations.
Preparation: equipment selection, packing, communication.
Decision making in light of rescue scenarios.
Rappel extensions & backups.
Belaying from above using guide ATC and munter hitch.
Load strand direct lower.
Hauling using a 3:1 mechanical advantage.
Carabiner brakes (if a rappel device is dropped).
Tandem rappel (two people, one device).
Discussions on stuck ropes and ‘defensive’ rappelling.
Progressions (Day 2):
Rope ascending
Adding mechanical advantage (5:1)
Rescue lowers
Block and tackle
Counter-balance rappel (pick off) (time pending)
Review and open practise of clinic content
Prerequisites
Experience belaying and rappelling with backups
Familiarity with knots and hitches
Pre-clinic study strongly encouraged
Included
Pre-clinic study materials
Take-home notes
Technical equipment
Included: pre-clinic study, take home notes and technical equipment.
Overview
A one-day introduction to traditional climbing focused on protection principles, systems, and confidence on single-pitch cracks.
Dates
June 14 with Keenan
July 18 with Phil
Time
7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Learning Outcomes
Crag safety, systems checks, and communication
Protection placement principles
Equipment selection and racking
Mock leads and confidence building
Leading will depend on location and time
Prerequisites
Minimum 1 year of outdoor climbing experience
Confident top-rope belaying
Some crack climbing experience recommended
Practice racks are available for use during the clinic.
Overview
A one-day clinic focused on movement, technique, and strategy for wide cracks, offwidths, and chimneys. Wide cracks don’t have to feel impossible!
Dates
August 15 with Keenan
Time
7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Learning Outcomes
Wide hands, offwidth, and chimney techniques
Body positioning and jamming strategies.
Dressing for success.
Protecting wide cracks.
Lead strategy for wide cracks.
Prerequisites
Minimum 1 year of outdoor climbing experience
Confident top-rope belaying
Previous crack climbing experience strongly recommended
Check out the Crack Movement Clinic to build your crack skills before taking part in the Wide Cracks Camp!
Overview
A one-day clinic focused on developing confidence and competence with falling and catching falls through both climber and belayer skill development.
Dates
June 12
Time
7:00 AM–3:00 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
3:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Maximum of 6 participants
Minimum of 4 participants required to run
Learning Outcomes
Understanding fear and managing stress responses
Safe falling techniques
Progressive fall practice on top rope or lead
Climber and belayer communication
Lead belaying techniques and dynamic catches
Prerequisites
Previous outdoor sport climbing experience
Comfort leading 5.9 outdoors minimum
Comfortable lead belaying with a GriGri or equivalent device
Overview
A two-day clinic focused on building fluency, confidence, and efficiency in crack climbing through movement coaching and supported practice.
Dates
July 4-5
Time
7:00 AM–3:00 PM
Location
Squamish Smoke Bluffs, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Maximum of 8 participants
Minimum of 4 participants required for the clinic to run
Learning Outcomes
Finger, hand, fist, and wide crack techniques
Reading the rock and resting strategies
Equipment selection and racking
Headspace and lead strategies
Gear placement strategies (discussion-based)
Check out my TRAD CLINIC for learning about how to place gear.
Prerequisites
Minimum 2 years of top-rope and lead belaying
Minimum 1 year of outdoor sport or trad climbing
*Grade 7 Hand Jams will be available for participant use throughout the clinic.
Overview
A two-day performance clinic with Kinley and Vikki Weldon, focused on mindset, tactics, and fall practise strategies to help climbers progress into harder grades with confidence, intention and have more fun.
Get ready to send!
Dates
June 6 & 13
July 9-10
Time
7:00 AM–3:00 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Maximum of 8 participants
Minimum of 6 participants required to run
Learning Outcomes
Progressive falling instruction and dynamic lead belaying
Route tactics, including warming up, resting, breathing, and shaking out
Efficient clipping and stance selection
Beta retention and problem-solving strategies
Goal setting and mindset development
Nutrition and training strategies
Prerequisites
Minimum 1 year of outdoor lead climbing and lead belaying
Comfort climbing 5.10 sport outdoors strongly recommended
Lead climbing not mandatory during the clinic, but experience is required
Overview
A two-day clinic covering efficient, modern multipitch systems for climbers looking to learn or refine their approach to longer routes.
Dates
July 11-12
August 15–16
Time
7:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location
Squamish, BC
Group Size
4:1 participant-to-guide ratio
Maximum of 4 participants
Learning Outcomes
Planning, preparation, and communication
Anchor and belay systems for efficiency
Rope management and hauling
Multipitch rappelling
Decision-making in complex scenarios
Prerequisites
Minimum 1 year of lead climbing and lead belaying
Lead sport 5.9 or trad 5.8
Non-leaders are welcome if they attend with a partner who leads
Not seeing dates or topics that work you?
Our private instruction program offers a personalized day of instruction tailored to your schedule and learning goals.
“Keenan was a phenomenal instructor — deeply knowledgeable and full of energy. He elevated an already great clinic into something exceptional. I left with a full set of new tools to apply to my wide crack projects.”
— Nick, Wide Crack Camp
