Monday, March 14, 2011

Rock Climbing Training

Some people spend their Saturdays sleeping in, but that's not how the guides roll. We get up early and get out to see what adventures life has in store for us that day. Friday and Saturday March 4 and 5, about 30 people were with us at 2 separate spots in Mission Gorge. There was a group practicing sport climbing, which is where you climb up and bring the rope with you, but as that is very dangerous, we had to be hooked to a top rope as well for a back up in case we fell. However, it was very beneficial in that we got to learn how to set anchors and also rappel.
The other group got to climb and rappel as well, but they were covering more of the ground school aspects of climbing. I was part of the first group and it was a TON of fun!  Our group was definitely smaller than the other site, but I think those of us that were part of it truly enjoyed it because we had more space to lounge and just relax in the sun between getting ready to climb and belaying.
It was such a beautiful day and we were so lucky to get to spend all of it outside!

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