Junior Mac Rock Climbing - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Weekend trips for Jr MAC youth and their families to get out, practice their climbing skills, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

We will meet at the Tacoma Program Center at 9 am and climb/ practice skills until 9am. 

9-9:45 Bouldering games (warming up while people float in) 

9:45-10:00 Climbing Demo with Questions (we will talk about safety, commands, and gear) 

10:00-11:00 Belay/ climbing on top rope lessons

11:00-11:45 Knot tying and additional activities if Junior MAC has some fast learners

11:45-12:00 Talk about future trips/ goals students have and debrief 

Skills include: 

• Figure 8 knot and follow through 
• Belay with an ATC + a device of choice 
• Climbing movement basics 
• Knot tying (figure 8 on a bite, bowline, EDK, friction hitch's, Clove hitch, munter hitch, double fisherman, Girth Hitch) 
• additional activities: Rappelling and Prusiking 
• how to coil a rope properly!