Outdoor Classes & Guiding
Climb outside with us! Our professional guides and instructors are trained in outdoor climbing and skill development. We appreciate at least 14 days advance notice to register for outdoor classes and guiding. We will try to accommodate requests based on instructor/guide availability. Visit our classes in the dropdown selections below or view our scheduled classes in the calendar. Contact us using the links in the appropriate dropdown.
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
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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.
Gear Placements & Anchor Building
Price: Members $157.50/Non-Members $175
A great first step in becoming an independent climber is learning how to build your own gear anchor. This one-day course will take you through the basics of creating gear anchors and the magic behind placing protection. It will give you the skills needed to set up your own top-rope anchor outside and is a leap toward understanding traditional climbing techniques.
Curriculum
- Learn the tools and equipment needed to climb on your own at outdoor climbing areas.
- Learn essential knots and how to use various climbing protection such as SLCDs, nuts, and natural formations.
- Gain insight and skills on how to manage your top rope site.
- Learn the best practices for building ERNEST climbing anchors and SCORED gear placements.
Prerequisites: lead climb/belay certified at the gym, minimum 6 months experience. Must be 14 years or older to participate.
Please email us to schedule a guided climbing experience at [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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.