All courses are taught by the professional instructors of the EMS Climbing School, a school that has been in operation for twenty-eight years, and is fully Accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association. Reservations are required for all of our courses and they are available seven days a week. It is intended for people with no technical climbing experience, or those who need to brush up on their techniques. The instruction covers in depth the various equipment used, knots, belaying and the techniques for moving on the rock. This phase of the lesson is not purely demonstration, but emphasizes student involvement and hands-on learning.
Students then complete one or more climbs and learn how to rappel.
The intent of this course is to have the student learn what is necessary to take some personal responsibility while climbing. On completion of this course, a student is ready to start into our Intermediate level. We strongly recommend that at least one Intermediate Lesson be taken on the day following the Basic Rock Lesson in order to reinforce all the techniques learned. Maximum 3 students per instructor. These courses are for people who have previous technical experience, or have been through our Basic Rock Lesson.