Rock Climbing Adventure: Half-Day

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The Course:

This private program is designed as an introduction to the exhilarating sport of Rock Climbing. The half day program is great for those who want to try out a few climbs to see what it's like! This program is designed for families with kids' 6+ or friends looking to try a new experience. You can choose either the morning 8:00am - 12:00pm or afternoon 12:30pm - 4:30pm for your program.

Safety is our top priority, we will go to a local climbing area and participants will have the opportunity to climb a variety of routes with our guides.

You will learn the basic skills to rock climb outdoors including:

• Hazard awareness and risk mitigation
• Tying in to the rope
• Belaying and Lowering
• Communication between climbing partner
• Climbing Movement techniques

As always, your guide will customize the program to suit the skills and abilities of the group !

The Day:

• Meet your guide at our office in Banff at 7:45am/12:15pm to get geared up
• Climb with our guides for about 4 hours (transportation to climbing area is not provided)
• Enjoy beautiful scenery in locations such as Sunshine Crags and Grassi Lakes!

A detailed course package will be emailed 3 days prior to course commencement.

If you have an exceptional experience and would like to leave a tip for your guide, 10-15% is a customary amount. You can pay with cash or contact the AAA office directly to arrange.

• Please read and review our waiver prior to booking.
• Cancellation Insurance is available through the Simpson Group
• All of our guides have undergone training and evaluation by the ACMG, meeting the established criteria of a globally acknowledged professional organization.