Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School

Foundation Level Course

This two day course is ideal for climbers wanting to learn more advanced skills such as gear placement and building anchors with artificial gear (Stoppers, Cams, Hex's Tri-Cams, etc) and to look at some basic necessary skills such as self rescue and problem avoidance in single pitch climbing. This course will also start looking at following pitches to prepare you to belay and follow lead climbers in a trad single or multipitch setting.

With the Rock 101 and 201 under your belt you will have all the skills to try out our specialized Intermediate Level courses such as the Single Pitch Rescue and Lead Climbing courses which will take you to the next level of confidence and skills.

As with all our programs the course will be based from our headquarters in Pisgah Forest, NC (unless otherwise arranged). This will give access to our classroom and workshop, equipped with digital projector for PowerPoint presentations, ‘gear placement rock wall’ in the workshop, WiFi, and climbing library. It’s a perfect environment for lectures at the start and end of the day and another factor that sets Fox Mountain Guides training courses apart from the rest.

Our courses are taught by professional, credentialed instructors that hold AMGA Certification. These instructors have worked as a team to create and continually improve our course curriculum to ensure you will be gaining the most up to date information out there. Our goal is to empower you with the skills and knowledge to climb safely and efficiently whenever you are on the rock.

“I started doing courses and private guiding with you guys one year ago. I had never climbed anything outside in my life. Now, I lead multipitch rock and ice, and I take my friends climbing too” -John Wallis

Topics Covered:

• Advanced climbing movement skillsKnots and rope work skills
• Belaying the lead climber
• Following trad lead pitches, gear removal, racking, communication
• Introduction to self rescue and problem avoidance in a single pitch setting
• Creating anchors using Natural and Artificial components anchors for top rope climbing set ups
• Climbing equipment showing you what you need, what you don't need as well as looking at storage and proper use
• Climbing history and ethics, Leave no Trace wilderness skills
• Debunking common myths in climbing and climbing equipment
• Lots of Climbing!

Number on course:       Maximum of 6:1 client to instructor ratio
Course length:              Two days
Course dates:               Check Out Our Course Schedule Here
Cost*:
4+: $250 per person (four+ to one instructor, two days)
3: $300 per person (three to one instructor, two days)
2: $370 per person (two to one instructor, two days)
1: $520 per person (one to one instructor, two days)

*The costs are based on the actual amount of participants on the course. courses normally run at 4+ people but in the event the courses run with less people the costs will be as shown above. Participants that do not wish to take the course with low numbers (because of the cost) can change their course to another date. The upside to lower numbers is of course a more personal course.

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