Outdoor Classes & Guiding

Price: Members $62.96/Non-Members $69.95

Stone Age Crag Days are the perfect venue to gain experience with outdoor climbing in a fun and casual setting.

Want to go outside but don’t have the gear, or know where to go, or how to set up ropes? Maybe you just need a rope gun, or a friendly group of climbers to experience real rock at beautiful New Mexico crags. While there is no set instructional curriculum, you will learn a lot from your professional guide.

We provide all the gear, plan the trip, and take care of the scariest parts of the day. Climbers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

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Price: Members: $148.50 / Non-Members: $165

Have you had the desire to get out on real rock and apply what you have learned in the gym to the great outdoors? Are you interested in learning the appropriate application of anchors, rappelling, and other necessary outdoor skills? If so, join our instructor in our Gym to Crag offering that consists of two indoor days and one outdoor day aimed at setting you up with the skills to succeed outdoors. Ages are restricted to 18+, and participants must hold a current Lead Climb certification with Stone Age

Curriculum

• Days 1 & 2 indoors you’ll learn:
  • Stick clipping
  • Sport anchors
  • Cleaning anchors
  • Rappelling (Different styles you might encounter)
  • Gear selection

  Day 3 outdoors you’ll learn:

  • Terrain assessment
  • Guidebook interpretation
  • The difference in outdoor/indoor grades
  • And more!

  Pre-requisites:

  • Minimum 6 months lead climbing experience
  • Climb a minimum of 5.9 in the gym without falling or hanging
  • Students must get lead certified at the gym PRIOR to the clinic date

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Price: Members $157.50/Non-Members $175

Whether you are looking to learn these essential skills for climbing, caving or canyoneering, this one day course will get you comfortable with rappelling and ascending a rope. Our guides will take you through a tailored learning experience that will ease you into rigging various rappelling and ascending setups on both mechanical and non-mechanical devices.

Curriculum

• Learn and practice both single and double rope rappels.
• Learn to anchor yourself and transition safely from an anchor to a rappel.
• Learn a variety of safety back-ups.
• Practice with and learn the differences between various rappelling and ascending devices.
• Learn to execute the correct body position when rappelling and ascending for stability and efficiency.
• Practice efficient ascending techniques using both friction knots and mechanical ascenders.
• Practice ascending and rappelling.

Prerequisites: No experience required.  Must be 14 years or older to participate.

Staying Off the Ground

Price: Members $315/Non-Members $350

Sport climbing uses permanently fixed protection known as bolts, but traditional (or “trad”) climbing puts you in charge of placing removable protection and building anchors that will keep you off the ground. This course will expand on how to place nuts and spring loaded camming devices on lead and how to recognize solid or dubious placements. This two day course is packed full of vital information to help you become a successful and knowledgeable trad climber.

Curriculum

• Refine your anchor building skills and learn techniques for quicker anchor building.
• Learn route finding skills and the mental aspects of leading trad climbs.
• Learn rope management and how to set up rappels efficiently.
• Practice mock leading and placing gear with coaching and direct feedback from your guide.
• Learn how to evaluate and manage hazards on the climb.
• Experience actually leading a trad climb (as long as you and your guide feel you are ready).
• Gain strategies and practice for successful leads.

Prerequisites: lead climb/belay certified at the gym, Trad 101: Foundations class or basic anchor building skills, and 6 months of climbing experience.  Must be 14 years or older to participate.

Please email us to schedule a guided climbing experience at guiding@stoneageclimbinggym.com.

Moving Beyond the First Anchor

Price: Members $157.50/Non-Members $175

So, you’ve gone outside, and you’ve done a few Sport or Trad climbs on lead. You’re ready to take things to the next level and attempt some Multi-Pitch routes. You may have even followed a more experienced climber up several pitches before, but you’re not sure that you have the knowledge to set out on your own. Multi-Pitch Tactics is a fantastic next step to get yourself ready to head up beyond the first rope length. You’ll learn the skills necessary to get yourself into (and out of) longer and more adventurous routes than ever before!

Curriculum

• Review basic anchor building, with emphasis on Multi-Pitch equipment and situations.
• Learn to belay from above using various belay techniques and devices.
• Learn techniques for managing anchor stations, swapping leads, and gear handovers.
• Practice rope management techniques and switching from going up to going down.
• Discuss route selection and reading Guidebook/Mountain Project route information.
• Learn and practice basic self-rescue techniques for common issues.

Prerequisites: lead climb/belay certified at the gym, basic Trad or Sport anchor building skills, and 6 months of climbing experience.  Must be 14 years or older to participate.

Please email us to schedule a guided climbing experience at guiding@stoneageclimbinggym.com.

We offer guiding for a full day of climbing (6 hours).  We also organize special outings as well. Members always get 10% off these fees.

No. of climbers    Price per Climber

1                              $350
2                              $195
3                              $160
4                              $135
Group top rope  $95 ($475 minimum)

No experience necessary, only the desire to spend some time on the rocks to create life-long memories in the beautiful mountains of New Mexico.

Stone Age offers professional climbing instruction and guiding to climbers of all ability levels.  Stone Age Climbing Gym guides have been trained as American Mountain Guide Association Single Pitch Instructors and operate under permits from the Cibola National Forest, Santa Fe National Forest the Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office.

Whether you are climbing outdoors for the first time, looking to improve your technical skills, simply hoping for a fun day with your family and friends, or are a climber with little time on your hands traveling through New Mexico, we can help you reach your climbing goals!  Come share with us our love for climbing and the outdoors!

We will tailor the outing for your level of skill, beginner through advanced, and all the gear will be provided. As a beginner, you will learn basic rock climbing skills, including equipment, knots, belaying, descending, and climbing movement.  As an advanced climber, you will enjoy a day outdoors on the rock with a trusted climbing partner.  We can customize the trip so you can get the most out of it.