Outdoor Educational
Climbing Clinics
She Sends Collective believes that all climbers deserve access to quality education that allow them to not only enjoy climbing, but be confident in the decisions they are making in their own climbing journey. Through our outdoor educational clinics, one of our goals is to provide accessible and standardized learning opportunities to women and genderqueer climbers regardless of financial status, and we do this by way of our sliding scale model.
Climb + Coffee Mornings
Every 3rd Sunday Morning - March - October
Climb + Coffee Mornings are a series of community events for self-identifying women and gender queer folks to meet new climbing partners, get in some laps outdoors, and enjoy some coffee, snacks and other beverages at the crag.
These events are raising money to create more sustainability for our sliding scale payment model that help provide more opportunity for quality education for self-identifying women + genderqueer folks in our community, while also ensuring a fair wage to our women + genderqueer guides.
All registration fees (min $40 per event) go toward supporting our sliding scale model that we utilize for our outdoor educational clinics. Volunteers are needed to help make these events possible. To volunteer, please reach out to chelsea@shesendscollective.com
Special thanks to our sponsors for supporting Climb + Coffee – we couldn’t do it without you!!
Education offered on a sliding scale
In 2021, we introduced our unique sliding scale payment model for ALL of our Outdoor Educational Clinics, and as such we were the first in this industry to do so. The purpose of our sliding scale is two-fold. We want to provide affordable, quality outdoor climbing education to a growing community, where little educational space exists specifically for women + genderqueer climbers, AND we want to pay our women + genderqueer guides (who are a minority in the guiding industry) a fair wage.
So how does it work?
All of our clinics are offered on a sliding scale starting at 40% of the national average standard rate of the clinic. The national average standard rate for a 2-day clinic is $350, while a single day clinic is $270. You have the freedom to choose to pay as little as 40% of that standard rate – however we do ask that you really consider your needs of this sliding scale and pay full price if you have the funds and comfort to do so.
Educational Clinic offerings
Intro To Trad Climbing
Our Intro to Trad Climbing clinic is a two-day clinic designed to teach the basics of leading trad climbing outdoors. This clinic is great for those new to traditional climbing or those who are trying to refine their placements and knowledge. We will cover gear selection + care, effective gear placements, anchor building + management, and leader safety including discussion on falling + fall factors. Participants will have the opportunity to build anchors from the ground, and mock lead while placing trad placements.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
Intro to Leading outdoors: Sport climbing
Our Intro to Lead Climbing Outdoors clinic is designed to teach participants the skills required to lead sport climbing outdoors. We will cover gear selection + safety, personal risk assessment, safety, clipping, belaying, & rope management. All participants will have the opportunity to mock lead. Mock-leads are simulated lead climbs that allow climbers the opportunity to practice clipping quick draws and managing the rope from the security of a top rope.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and to comfortably climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
Anchors + Rappelling
In the Intro to Anchors + Rappelling clinic, the focus is on learning basic sport climbing anchors, cleaning anchors, and rappelling and less on the climbing aspect. First we will learn how to build and clean anchors on anchor boards and ground anchors. And then we will give you the opportunity to clean, under guide supervision, an anchor and rappel.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and to comfortably climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
Crack Climbing 101
This one-day clinic is designed for those who would like to learn how to crack climb!! Education will focus on hand, fist, fingers and off-width sizes, crack climbing footwork, tape gloves, and more. All climbing will be done on top rope.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and to comfortably climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
Intro to Multi-pitch Climbing
The Intro to Multi-Pitch Climbing clinic was built to teach you the necessary skills to climb safely and efficiently in a 2-3 person party, multiple pitches off the ground. This clinic covers multi pitch anchors, belay techniques and best applications, rope management, verbal commands and more.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and to comfortably climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
Fear to courage
This clinic is designed for participants to learn how to take lead falls appropriately, better manage the fear of falling, how to take more appropriate risks and thereby better commit to your climbing. Participants can expect two days of mindset work, climbing, and practicing taking falls in a safe, encouraging and non-traumatic environment. Taking lead falls is not a requirement, however it is encouraged since it will be a safe space to do so.
Prerequisites:
Participants are required to already know how to lead and practice it regularly, although leading is not required for the clinic. Participants need to be able to hike/walk on uneven terrain with a pack on their back for about a mile.
Rock Rescue
Rock rescue is one of the most important and most under-utilized skills for many climbers who climb both multi-pitch and single pitch climbs. This two-day clinic is designed for any climber who climbs outdoors and is ready to develop skills that could make the difference between having a small misadventure or full blown emergency that requires rescue. This course will help you be competent at helping yourself and your partner in emergencies.
Prerequisites:
Participants need to be able to climb 5.6 comfortably, have experience rappelling, and can tie basic knots such as the figure eight follow-through, clove hitch and Munter hitch (we will cover these knots, but only briefly).
We Send Climbing Crew
Hosted by SSC Guides, Chelsea Rude & Meg Nickman, We Send Climbing Crew is a 5-week program that creates opportunity to climb outside, after work, mid-week in a supportive community. This program creates space for all women + genderqueer climbers to explore mindful climbing and intention setting, allows for expansion of comfort zones, and gives support to each participant to push themselves physically and/or mentally based on their personal goals.
Prerequisites:
All levels welcome. Participants do need to know how to belay on top rope, and tie in with a figure 8 knot. Those who know how to lead will be able to lead, but we will not be instructing on how to lead.
Mulit-pitch climbing 2.0
Multi-pitch 2.0 is a one-day clinic that will help participants dive deep into multi-pitch climbing skills, with an emphasis on building efficient systems. We will be covering techniques to optimize route planning, anchoring, and rappelling.
Prerequisites:
Participants need to be comfortable leading 5.8 bolted routes. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
traditional climbing 2.0
Trad 2.0 is a clinic that is meant to educate you on more complex scenarios that you’ll likely encounter while trad climbing. We will work through building more complex anchors, practice leading climbs (if approved by guide), including best practices and how to protect a follower.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely lead belay and have trad climbing experience where you feel comfortable placing trad gear and are able to build a three-piece anchor. Additionally participants must be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
MOVEMENT + TECHNIQUE
Movement + Technique is a one-day clinic aimed at teaching you the fundamentals of using your body more efficiently while on the wall, thus creating more efficient and resilient climbers. In this clinic we will dive into footwork, hip integration and upper body efficiency.
Prerequisites:
Participants need to be able to climb 5.8 comfortably, top rope belay, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile. All levels of climbers are welcome.
Overnight events
CracK Camp
Our Crack Camp weekend is a 3- day event held in Indian Creek/Moab, UT, created to provide space to come together, learn new skills or refine existing skills, and challenge each other in a beautiful outdoor setting. The educational piece of the weekend will focus on crack climbing technique (specifically for hand, fist, fingers and off-width sizes), rope management for leading/crack climbing, and trad gear protection tips + tricks. We will also cover the basics such as how to tape your hands for protection and crack climbing footwork. All climbing will be done on top rope with the opportunity to mock lead if desired.
Prerequisites:
Participants must be able to belay on top-rope, feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot. **Additionally the hiking to the cliffs in Indian Creek can be quite steep. It is important that participants feel comfortable hiking on uneven, inclined, terrain with a pack on for a mile or less (one way).
Camp + Climb Weekends
Camp + Climb weekends are designed to create space for us to take some time away, meet new climbing partners, enjoy climbing, get in some education (varied education based on where we are), tune into some mindfulness practices, and simply put – TO HAVE SOME FUN!!!
Prerequisites:
Participants must have the ability to safely top rope belay and to comfortably climb a minimum of 5.8 on top-rope. Additionally participants must feel comfortable tying in with a figure-8 follow through knot, and be able to hike on uneven terrain with a pack on for less than a mile.
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