Flash Foxy - Intro to Outdoor Climbing - New Paltz, NY

Accessible climbing education for women + genderqueer climbers. Learn more at flashfoxy.com/education

The Flash Foxy Education Program is presented by Arc'teryx.

This course is run in partnership with Rise Outside.

Flash Foxy Education courses are only open to women and genderqueer climbers. All courses will be taught by women and genderqueer instructors.

CLIMBER REQUIREMENTS:

None, beginners welcome!

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

*This is a 1-day course.

Flash Foxy's Intro to Outdoor Climbing course is great for everyone from first-timers to experienced indoor climbers who want to try top roping outdoors. Top roping is one of the most accessible forms of climbing, and this course will give you all the tools you need to get started or build on the knowledge you already have. We’ll cover basic outdoors skills, technical systems, and provide tips and tricks to help you have the best outdoor climbing experience possible.

This program focuses on providing students with maximum active climbing time with minimal ground-school instruction.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Have a working knowledge of key equipment, including climbing shoes, harnesses, helmets, chalk, climbing rope, carabiners, and belay devices.
• Experience and participate in common practices, including stretching, warming up, reading a route, and working a route.
• Be proficient climbing up and lowering down a route, including tying-in with the figure eight follow-through and doing system checks with their belayer.
• Practice and receive coaching on basic and intermediate climbing movement.
• Be knowledgeable about top roping jargon.
• Connect with other climbers interested in top roping.

INSTRUCTORS:

Athe Torri Cervantes (they/them) and Vic Fitzgerald (she/her)

COST:

We are thrilled to be able to offer a sliding scale of $50-$400 for our two-day clinics thanks to Arc’teryx, our Education Partner. If $50 is cost prohibitive, you are invited to apply for a full scholarship by clicking here.

See below for a loose guideline to help you decide where you might fall on the sliding-scale!

REFUND POLICY

• 30 Days or More Prior to Program > Reschedule or Refund (minus admin fee)
• Less Than 30 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. Reschedule (plus admin fee)
• Less Than 7 Days Prior to Program > NO REFUNDS. NO RESCHEDULES.

For information on our refund policy, please check our Education FAQs.