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Welcome to Granite Arches Climbing Guides!
Rock Climbing in the Southeast:
We offer
rock climbing instruction
and guiding in
North Carolina, Tennessee,
and
Georgia. Our
focus is to help you efficiently reach your climbing goals, while
developing superior risk management awareness and technical skill
proficiency. In short, our aim is to make you a better
climber as quickly as possible. Our instruction can cover beginner rock
climbing, intermediate and aid climbing, lead climbing, self-rescue and
guide training.
Ice Climbing: We also
offer
ice climbing
instruction and guiding in the southeastern, northeastern and western
U.S.
The Mountain Experience: We
offer scheduled group and custom
ski
mountaineering and
mountaineering expeditions
to the western U.S., Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Climbing Rescue & Medical Courses:
We offer climbing-specific courses on
wilderness medicine
and
self-rescue,
either privately or in scheduled classes throughout the year.
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Our Courses: Our
guided rock climbing instruction and guiding is tailored to the
client's goals, is highly personalized, and is loosely organized
around the following knowledge suites: |
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Intro to Outdoor Rock
Climbing:
gear overview; basic climbing movement and
techniques; belaying and ground anchors; basic risk assessment; and
more. |
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Top Rope Setup:
rock and tree analysis; rigging options; media selection and ERNEST
analysis; cliff side safety systems; and more.
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Lead Climbing I:
single-point protection workshop (nuts, sliders, cams,
etc.); rope physics/selection; rack selection and organization;
reading routes, choosing placements and riggings; avoiding
zipper, z clips and backclips; learning to control rope travel
and drag; lead climbing psychology. The course makes
extensive use of mock leads with transitions into anchors. |
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Lead Climbing II: advanced
leading concepts, theory and practice (exploiting cam angles,
wedge physics, building awareness of vector dynamics; utilizing
multidirectional anchors as URPs while leading; identifying and
managing critical curvature) and involves advanced mock leading
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Multi-pitch
Climbing: complex anchors, macro-micro route finding, anchor
selection and orientation, and more.
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Self-Rescue I &
II: belay escapes, directs, knot passes, raises,
lowers, ascensions, pick-offs, rescue theory/planning, and more. |
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Guide
Skills Course: client care, climbing with multiple clients,
advanced belay systems, advanced rappel systems, transitions, and
more. |
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| To book a date to climb with us, click
here, e-mail
climb@granitearches.com, or call us at 423-413-1432 |
Our Guides:
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Swis
Stockton
is a USMGA/AMGA Certified Rock Instructor, WEMT, Paramedic,
ACLS/PEPP/BTLS, and Wilderness Advanced Life Support (WALS) certified.
He completed the Swiss/UIAGM High Altitude Guides Rescue Course and has
guided in Peru, Ecuador, and the US on rock, snow and ice. More.
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Drew
Dekle has been guiding for 15 years and logued hundreds of
guiding days in the southeastern U.S., teaching climbing to numerous
camps, groups and individuals. He is WFR certified
through WMA and finished EMT training in 1995. He is an avid
snow skier. Learn
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Rod
Thomas is an AMGA Certified Rock Instructor and a great addition to
Granite Arches. Rod guides rock full time now, no longer working the
winters as a ski instructor in Idaho. Rod holds WFR certification
through WMA, and yes, ladies, he DOES like long walks on the beach.
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Daniel
Chambo comes to Granite Arches with over 7 years of teaching and
guiding experience, including time with Outward Bound Wilderness, The
Mountain Institute, and Inside Out. Daniel currently holds AMGA Single
Pitch Instructor and Wilderness First Responder certifications and is
continuously working to improve his skills to offer more fulfilling
experiences to climbers of all levels.
More.
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We hope to climb
with you soon!Clients click
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Granite Arches Climbing Services
Asheville, NC, USA
Chattanooga, TN USA
Johnson City, TN USA
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
climb@granitearches.com
Phone: (423) 413-1432
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Website copyright
1997-2010
by Granite Arches Climbing Services
Permits:
Granite Arches holds a special
users' permit to operate in the
National Forests of North Carolina
Disclaimer: Rock,
snow, and ice climbing and related activities are inherently dangerous.
We try to manage the risks of climbing, but no guarantee of safety is
provided or implied. You may be injured or killed while climbing.
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