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Trad Weekend


  • Vertical Horizon Guiding Calgary, Alberta Canada (map)

June 24 & 25

Rack up, break out the high top shoes, and get ready to send it old school! Start with the basics and learn crack climbing skills along with gear placement, then take your trad skills to the next level with a Trad multi pitch course.

Trad Basics   |  Advanced Trad |   Full Trad Weekend


Trad Basics June 24

Learn the techniques for single pitch crack climbing and get hands-on experience practising placing and assessing trad gear.  To get the most out of this course, participants should have some outdoor top roping experience.

  • Equipment considerations; Taping, shoes, how to rack

  • Pro[tection]: placing and assessing natural, passive & active

  • Techniques for cracks; jamming, resting, and mental skills

  • Practice on top rope or mock lead


Advanced Trad, June 25

Lead single and multi-pitch trad climbs with confidence!   To get the most out of this course, participants should have some crack climb and previous sport leading experience is recommended.

  • Building trad anchors

  • Rope management; traverses, reducing drag, protecting the second

  • Techniques for cracks; jamming, resting, and mental skills

  • Complete a trad lead or mini multi pitch

Earlier Event: June 17
Cave Rescue Responder
Later Event: June 30
Top Rope Hero