Five-Day Rock Climbing Camp - Yosemite
Climbing/Mountaineering in California with Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides, Inc.
Highlights
- PCGI or AMGA-trained guides that have spent years perfecting their skills in and around Yosemite
- Learn climbing techniques, anchors and leading principles
- Learn rope handling and AMGA standards for top ropes
- Learn advanced techniques and multipitch systems
- Experience great camping and excellent food
Full Description
Take your climbing skills a step further with under under expert guidance. Learn anchors, leading principles, AMGA standards for top ropes, advanced techniques and multi-pitch systems.
Programs run Monday through Friday and include all camp gear at our basecamp, dinners & breakfasts, and all rock climbing gear. Small groups, expert guides, and a lot of great climbing. Five day rock camps are designed for those who want to climb in the Yosemite region and increase their skills. We work on climbing techniques, rope handling, anchors, and focus the trip on the client's experience level and areas of interest/emphasis. Our professional guides have spent years perfecting their skills in and around Yosemite and look forward to not only teaching you about rock climbing, but getting to know you as well.
Accommodations: First night in the Curry Village tent cabins (shared occupancy) followed by two nights camping in tents.
Grade: 5.4-5.10+, beginner top-rope routes to classic multi-pitch climbing.
Equipment: All camping and climbing gear is provided if requested on registration form: sleeping bags, tents, pads, harnesses, shoes and helmets. You may print from our web page a detailed clothing/gear, directions, and this itinerary.
Meals: Dinners & breakfasts are included.
Preparation: Climbing in the gym, reading and watching climbing videos will help you steepen your learning curve.
Group Size: 2-4 participants with 1 guide.
Includes:
- All dinners & breakfasts
- All personal and group camping and climbing gear
- Guides
- Expert climbing instruction
Excludes:
- Personal gear
- Alcoholic beverages
- Lunches
- Tips for guides (10-20%)
- Optional trip cancellation insurance
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
Meet at Bowler Campground for Southern Yosemite trips between 4 & 6 pm. Dinner is served at 6pm.
Day 2
In the morning we head to the rock for a day of climbing. Equipment, terminology, movement on rock, tying in, belaying, and etiquette at the crags are all covered during the mornings instruction. After a full day of climbing, we return to camp where dinner and campfire end the day's activities.
Day 3
We will set up top ropes and go over the techniques used for crack climbing. The afternoon will be spent going over all aspects of gear placement, following and lead climbing. Everyone will get a chance to follow and clean a pitch using natural protection.
Day 4
The day begins with an anchor seminar covering the aspects of building clean, safe and efficient anchors. The afternoon will be spent following and cleaning climbs, practicing lead climbing as well as what to expect on multi-pitch climbs the following day.
Day 5
Multi-pitch climbing that will encompass everything we have learned over the course of the week. We finish up around 3pm on Friday.
About The Operator:
Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides, Inc.
Headquarters:
Bass Lake, California
Established:
January 1991
Voted by National Geographic Advenutre Magazine in 2007-2009 "Best Outfitter Earth" and the "Best Adventure Travel Company," Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides has shown thousands of people the beauty of the mountains and wild places in Yosemite National Park, the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Nat'l Parks, and the Eastern Sierra region. SYMG is a leader in the active travel and mountain guiding world, providing carefully planned and operated trips and programs in the most spectacular Wilderness areas ofCalifornia. Programs and courses include hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and fly fishing; and haven't changed much over the years.
There's a reason for this. The style of trip offered, the locations and times of the year in which the trips or courses run, the types of meals chosen, itineraries, and your guides; all contribute to the quality of your experience. Our trips are highlighted in the following pages. Visit Our Trips for daily itineraries, gear lists, and reviews. Visit Reservations for availability and registration. Or, call our office and talk with us. We look forward to speaking with you, and meeting you soon.
Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides, Inc operates under special use permits in Sierra National Forest, Inyo National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks and is a bonded and licensed fly fishing guide service with the CA Department of Fish and Game. All SYMG rock courses are instructed by certified PCGI instructors and AMGA trained guides. SYMG is also a proud member of Trout Unlimited, the Worldwide Outfitters and Guides Association, and the Sierra Club.