Fear of Falling Class
Feeling held back by fear while lead climbing? Finding it difficult to totally trust your belayer? Confused how you are supposed to ‘get over’ a fear of heights? Join our Fear of Falling clinic to gain the skills to confidently lead and fall safely!
Falling is a physical skill that needs to be practiced. Through practice, we gain knowledge of what happens when we fall. This knowledge enables us to make more informed risk assessments when climbing. Fall practice is also a vehicle for improving awareness and management of stress and fear, which can in turn improve our performance and enjoyment in climbing!
In this class, you will learn:
The Fall Practice: an incremental, modular approach for expanding your comfort zone with lead falls.
Differentiate between productive and unproductive stressors, avoid distress/panic
Advanced lead belay skills: learn to give a soft catch to any partner, gain experience and confidence in your belayingBelaying: spot and belay a lead climber
6 Climbers : 1 Instructor with a 2 person minimum. Classes with less than 2 attendants will be cancelled.
Dates on the calendar
Prerequisites: Lead Certified at MetroRock
Guests | $100
Members | $50
Reservation required
Due to the increased risk of lead climbing, this course alone may not be enough instruction for all students.
To schedule a course outside of the times on the calendar, email programs@metrorock.com.
Please book at least 24 hours in advance to guarantee your spot. Make sure to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled class time to check in. Late arrival may result in the need to reschedule your class. Cancellations within 24 hours are not eligible for refund, only rescheduling.