Anchor Cleaning

“Cleaning” a route is the process of removing all of your gear after you’re done climbing a sport route outdoors. Alongside lead climbing and belaying skills, this is the most important skill needed to take your climbing outside. Doing it wrong can be catastrophic. In this 2-hour class, you will learn how to clean quickly and confidently, based on the local climbing ethics for the New River Gorge and the Red River Gorge climbing areas.