Good transitions are the foundation of efficient multi-pitch climbing. Whether you’re swapping leads, block leading, or moving from technical terrain into a descent, your ability to manage the rope and stances efficiently can significantly improve your safety, speed, and overall experience in the mountains.

This course focuses on the critical skills that separate competent multi-pitch climbers from the rest. Through a mix of hands-on instruction and real-time problem-solving, you’ll learn techniques that reduce clutter, minimize confusion, and allow for faster, safer transitions at each belay.

• Rope management at hanging and ledge belays
• Efficient stance organization for swapping and block leading
• Parallel rope transitions and the “caterpillar” technique
• Managing systems from technical climbing into technical or non-technical descents
• Maximizing terrain coverage without sacrificing safety
• Avoiding common time traps and preventing cluster

Even a small increase in efficiency—getting off route 30 to 60 minutes earlier—can mean the difference between a casual descent and navigating unknown terrain in the dark, or staying dry instead of racing a thunderstorm.

This course is ideal for climbers with multi-pitch experience looking to refine their systems and climb more confidently and competently in longer, more complex terrain.

1:1 | $285
1:2 | $185 per Person
1:3 | $150 per Person