Outdoor Skills

Rock Climbing Basics

Climb Confidently From Day One

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Rock climbing rewards precise movement, mental composure, and sound safety habits. This course moves from harness buckles and figure-8 knots through body positioning, footwork mechanics, and falling safely, then widens to grade systems, route reading, and the redundant anchor concepts that underpin every outdoor session. Each lesson uses real climbing-gym benchmarks and named techniques so you practise the exact skills certified guides and gym instructors teach.

Curriculum

Module 1: Gear, Knots, and Belay Fundamentals3 lessons

Harness Fit, Hardware, and the Load PathPreview45m
Figure-8 Follow-Through and the Munter Hitch🔒45m
ATC Belay: Catching, Lowering, and Brake-Hand Discipline🔒45m

Module 2: Footwork and Body Positioning3 lessons

Silent Feet and the Smear: Precision Footwork Fundamentals🔒45m
Open-Hip Climbing and the Flag🔒45m
Drop-Knee, Rest Stances, and Reading Your Body🔒45m

Module 3: Reading Routes and Falling Safely3 lessons

Route Reading: Solving the Sequence Before You Leave the Ground🔒45m
Climbing Grades: YDS, V-Scale, and the Font System🔒45m
Falling Safely: Technique, Psychology, and Fall Practice🔒45m

Module 4: Gym-to-Crag Transition and Basic Anchor Building3 lessons

Outdoor Gear, Ethics, and the Leave No Trace Climbing Code🔒45m
Two-Bolt Anchor Building: Quad and Sliding-X🔒45m
Your First Outdoor Session: Planning, Communicating, and Climbing Outside🔒45m