Rock Kraft Courses Basic Rock Kraft Intermediate Rock Kraft Advanced Rock Kraft Rock Leader Symposium Self-Rescue Course Wall Kraft Rock Guiding Intro to Rock Climbing Tower Kraft Rock kraft courses are two sessions long. However, you can elect to limit or focus course material to one session rather than the suggested two. BASIC ROCK KRAFT This is the first course in our series for those who wish to begin pursuing climbing seriously. Our local rock is ideal for introductory purposes. We'll concentrate on the theory as well as the practical components of rock kraft. You'll learn the fundamentals of knots, equipment, rope signals, belaying, rappelling, and rope handling techniques, as well as the class and grade system used to rate the difficulty of routes. From the start, we emphasize the development of your analytical judgment skills. Gain confidence as you become familiar with the variations of stance, balance, and the general principals of movement on rock. We'll guide you through hands-on experience with modern free climbing techniques on slabs, faces and cracks, then it's on to full-pitch climbs. A fun, educational experience for all outdoor enthusiasts. Cost	2024/25 Rock Kraft Schedule Basic Rock Kraft Intermediate Rock Kraft Advanced Rock Kraft Leader Symposium Wall Kraft Self-Rescue BASIC ROCK KRAFT COURSE SCHEDULE 2024/25 SATURDAY SUNDAY LOCATION COST AUG 12, 2024 AUG 13, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost SEP 9, 2024 SEP 10, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost OCT 7, 2024 OCT 8, 2024 COLORADO/UTAH Cost MAR 17, 2025 MAR 18, 2025 COLORADO/UTAH Cost APR 6, 2025 APR 7, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost APR 28, 2025 APR 29, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost MAY 19, 2025 MAY 20, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUN 9, 2025 JUN 10, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUN 30, 2025 JUL 1, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUL 21, 2025 JUL 22, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost If you can't find Rock Kraft course dates on our schedule that will work with your schedule, you can schedule any Rock Kraft course or guided climb at ANY appropriate available time not listed on our course schedule. Your booking options are not limited to the above list of courses. Please contact us at 307.756.3516 for our current rates, registration, location, itinerary, date availability, bookings & equipment list. Click here for additional rate information. Early registration is recommended to guarantee your place in any course, and courses are filled on a first come first serve basis. All technical rock climbing equipment including boots (if we have your size - so please inquire on size availability prior to your course as we don't guarantee we will have your size) is provided by us. For complete equipment and clothing list, please complete the following information request form and select the appropriate check boxes. You will be mailed and/or emailed additional information immediately. Course participants are responsible for appropriate clothing, food, water, and transportation.
INTERMEDIATE ROCK KRAFT An action-packed course for those who have acquired the basic skills. Refine the fundamentals while adding to your repertoire of techniques including multi-pitch succession. You'll learn more about anchors, from natural and artificial, to clean and destructive types. More sophisticated use of slings, additional knots and hitches, along with the mechanical belay are introduced in a consociated evolution of the "safety system". We highlight route finding skills with focus on the free climbing principals of application and rhythm. You'll encounter new challenging techniques such as safeguarding rappels, and begin learning to develop your own free climbing strategies. Objective and subjective hazard evaluation is stressed as we tackle multi-pitch climbs. Cost	INTERMEDIATE ROCK KRAFT COURSE SCHEDULE 2024/25 SATURDAY SUNDAY LOCATION COST JUL 29, 2024 JUL 30, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost AUG 19, 2024 AUG 20, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost SEP 16, 2024 SEP 17, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost OCT 14, 2024 OCT 15, 2024 COLORADO/UTAH Cost MAR 24, 2025 MAR 25, 2025 COLORADO/UTAH Cost APR 14, 2025 APR 15, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost MAY 5, 2025 MAY 6, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost MAY 26, 2025 MAY 27, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUN 16, 2025 JUN 17, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUL 7, 2025 JUL 8, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost If you can't find Rock Kraft course dates on our schedule that will work with your schedule, you can schedule any Rock Kraft course or guided climb at ANY appropriate available time not listed on our course schedule. Your booking options are not limited to the above list of courses. Please contact us at 307.756.3516 for our current rates, registration, location, itinerary, date availability, bookings & equipment list. Click here for additional rate information. Early registration is recommended to guarantee your place in any course, and courses are filled on a first come first serve basis. All technical rock climbing equipment including boots (if we have your size - so please inquire on size availability prior to your course as we don't guarantee we will have your size) is provided by us. For complete equipment and clothing list, please complete the following information request form and select the appropriate check boxes. You will be mailed and/or emailed additional information immediately. Course participants are responsible for appropriate clothing, food, water, and transportation.
ADVANCED ROCK KRAFT Our advanced class is tailored to meet, challenge, and extend your abilities. You'll learn the application of sophisticated belay concepts such as directionality and force, and explore minimal stances. Nuances of anchor placement and removal in conjunction with equalization techniques are presented. We'll show you the resting techniques you need to break into new grades. Common self-rescue problems and their solutions are demonstrated. Climbing ethics and crag etiquette are discussed. We'll give you training and conditioning tips together with information you'll need to continue on your own. Cost LEADER SYMPOSIUM Learning to lead is the most challenging step of your climbing career. Our two-day leader symposium is your opportunity to prepare yourself to meet the challenge responsibly. We'll go into extensive detail concerning various aspects of equipment use and the strategies employed in leading. Instruction will encompass advanced protection techniques and the use of slings and runners to minimize rope drag. We'll also deal directly with the subtle psychological aspects of the lead, enabling you to develop a personal strategy for optimizing every aspect of every pitch, from resting efficiently to utilizing the best protection features. We've developed some innovative methods to establish your confidence on the top end of the rope. Cost WALL KRAFT This course focuses on the techniques used in direct aid climbing. Learn how to test your gear placements confidently using a daisy chain and etriers. Practice stance and FIFI hook resting skills while developing efficient methodical movement technique. We'll explore gear racking, piton and copperhead placements, and hooking. You'll also learn how to pack your haul bag and haul it. Learning these techniques can help you put yourself in places you've dreamed of. Cost SELF-RESCUE COURSE Knowing when and how to back off a climb is an essential component of every good climber's repertoire. This two-day course is designed to prepare you to respond to minor emergencies on the rock without incurring needless risk to yourself, your partners, or your equipment. You'll learn self-sufficient skills and specific techniques for raising and lowering climbers (injured or otherwise) in various types of terrain. Everything from hung rappels to passing knots and rope extensions along with friction knots and hitches will be introduced and practiced in evacuation scenarios to develop independence and resourcefulness. Cost ROCK GUIDING, DEVILS TOWER, NEEDLES, AND OTHER SUMMIT CLIMBS Guiding is an exacting science and creative art. We provide the highest quality professional services of the most capable guides in the country. The sensitivity, discretion, and skill of a qualified guide enable you to experience the best the mountains and deserts have to offer. From personalized instruction to extreme routes, we approach each situation as a fresh new challenge. Cost INTRODUCTION to ROCK CLIMBING This course will teach you what Rock Climbing is all about. We begin with teaching you how the Climbing Safety System works and then we move on to letting you use it under our expert guidance. After learning a knot or two and few climbing signals, you will get to learn Basic Climbing Movement Skills to ascend several climbs. If you have always wanted to get a feel for what rock climbing is like, this is your course. It is taught daily during our normal operating season.Cost TOWER KRAFT Our most popular course! This course is an overview and accelerated version of our basic and intermediate rock kraft courses, and is designed to bring inexperience climbers, those who have limited or no intermediate multi-pitch climbing experience, those who only have gym climbing experience, or those who would like a refresher up to the intermediate skill level needed to safely and enjoyably climb to and descend from the summit of Devils Tower with one of our highly skilled professional guides after two days of instruction rather than going through the four days required by taking both our basic and intermediate rock kraft courses. This two day course overviews basic rope handling, climbing signals, belaying, rappelling, and multi-pitched climbing safety system skills. It also covers face and crack climbing movement skills. Tower Kraft is not listed in the adjacent column of scheduled courses, nor is it designed to be a substitute for learning basic and intermediate rock kraft skills in depth. If you have solid Basic Rock Kraft Skills, but no multi-pitch traditional climbing experience, you only need to take the second day of this course to prepare for your summit climb of Devils Tower. Tower Kraft is can be scheduled at any appropriate available time, and it is usually taught daily during our normal operating season. Cost	ROCK LEADER SYMPOSIUM, ADVANCED ROCK KRAFT, or SELF RESCUE 2024/25 SATURDAY SUNDAY LOCATION COST AUG 5, 2024 AUG 6, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost AUG 26, 2024 AUG 27, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost SEP 23, 2024 SEP 24, 2024 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost OCT 21, 2024 OCT 22, 2024 COLORADO/UTAH Cost MAR 31, 2025 APR 1, 2025 COLORADO/UTAH Cost APR 21, 2025 APR 22, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost MAY 12, 2025 MAY 13, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUN 2, 2025 JUN 3, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUN 23, 2025 JUN 24, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost JUL 14, 2025 JUL 15, 2025 DEVILS TOWER/SD Cost If you can't find Rock Kraft course dates on our schedule that will work with your schedule, you can schedule any Rock Kraft course or guided climb at ANY appropriate available time not listed on our course schedule. Your booking options are not limited to the above list of courses. Please contact us at 307.756.3516 for our current rates, registration, location, itinerary, date availability, bookings & equipment list. Click here for additional rate information. Early registration is recommended to guarantee your place in any course, and courses are filled on a first come first serve basis. All technical rock climbing equipment including boots (if we have your size - so please inquire on size availability prior to your course as we don't guarantee we will have your size) is provided by us. For complete equipment and clothing list, please complete the following information request form and select the appropriate check boxes. You will be mailed and/or emailed additional information immediately. Course participants are responsible for appropriate clothing, food, water, and transportation.         Father & Son Team topping out on a spectacular spire summit at Sylvan Lake in the Needles of Custer State Park, South Dakota Black Hills