Ready to take your climbing from plastic holds to real rock? Our one-day Gym to Crag course is designed for confident indoor climbers looking to transition to outdoor climbing safely and efficiently. Under the guidance of a certified ACMG guide, you'll learn the essential skills needed to climb outside, including: 

✔️ Understanding outdoor climbing gear and anchor systems
✔️ Safe belaying techniques for outdoor climbing
✔️ Risk management and crag etiquette
✔️ Basic lead climbing considerations and route selection
✔️ Rappelling and cleaning anchors (introductory level)

This course is ideal for climbers comfortable leading or top-roping indoors who want to build confidence outdoors.

Harness, helmet, belay gloves, belay device with locking carabiner, rock shoes

The price is $210 for members or $125 for active trip leaders.

There are 3 places available with the trip leader discount. Trip leaders must have led 3 trips or have run a camp in the 12 months prior to booking the course. Please let the organizer know that you are a trip leader when booking the course so that you can be sent the correct invoice.

If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Rocky Mountain Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.