Spring and Summer 2025 Calendar
Followers Flow: 4/19 (BIPOC Program) and 5/10 (Open Enrollment)
This clinic is for climbers who want to be supportive belayers and competent followers on trad climbs in the Gunks. We’ll talk about strategies for removing gear, re-racking, and giving a good catch. Learn to evaluate risk and ask informed questions about the terrain and style of climbing you are participating in. Just because you’re not leading the climb doesn’t mean you’re not a huge part of the team!
Get out of your head: a clinic for anxious climbers to have more confidence climbing on top rope outdoors (4/26 and 5/24)
Are you a boulderer who is having a hard time transitioning to taller routes? Or maybe you’ve tried outdoor climbing before and haven’t had the best experience? Maybe you’re anxious about trying harder routes even on top rope because you don’t trust your belayer or worse, you don’t trust the system you’re climbing on. This clinic is for you!
Backcountry Crash Course - Backpacking Trip: 5/22-5/28
Come hang out with us in the Adirondacks! This Backcountry Crash Course (May 22-28th, 2025), in partnership with Camp Unirondack, will give you all of the tools you need to start backpacking on your own. We will spend time building community together, backpacking in the beautiful Adirondack mountains, and learning skills to become more proficient in the backcountry.
This course is sold out! If you are interested in more programming like this, please email info@riseoutside.org
First Descents Community Adventure - Full Day Rock Climbing: 5/24
Note: you must sign up with First Descents FIRST in order to register with us. RSVP with FD here and wait for them to confirm before signing up WITH RISE OUTSIDE. Thank you!
This is a Community Adventure for members of the First Descents community! Join us for a day of rock climbing in the world-famous Gunks. This program is open to any members of the First Descents community, and is offered at a discounted rate of $95 per person thanks to support from Rise Outside's fundraising efforts.
Wilderness First Aid with Backcountry pulse: May 30- June 1, 2025
Come join Backcountry Pulse, Rise Outside and Brown Girls Climb for a Wilderness First Aid course! Wilderness First Aid is a medical training that is tailored to address the unique challenges and conditions encountered in outdoor environments. This type of first aid training goes beyond standard first aid by focusing on scenarios that are more likely to occur in wilderness or remote settings where professional medical help might be delayed.
Natural Anchors Basics: 6/8
Learn how to build anchors using natural features like trees and rocks. This program will prepare you to set up anchors on your own at sites that can be accessed by hiking to the top.
Trad Anchors Basics: 6/21
Learn how to build anchors using trad gear. This program will prepare you to build anchors after leading trad climbs or to integrate trad gear into top rope anchors at areas that can be accessed by hiking to the top.
Prerequisites: we recommend that you have some experience placing trad gear on lead before registering for this program.
BIWOC Climb & camp — Rumney, NH: 6/20 - 6/22
Join Genevive Walker & Cindy Su in Rumney with Rise Outside for a weekend of outdoor adventure and community building. This event is specifically for women climbers who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color and who love to climb, camp, and connect within the community. Whether you have climbed before or are just starting, this is the perfect opportunity to connect in nature with like-minded folks in a fun and engaging setting. We will set up climbs of all grades based on the goals of the group. There will also be time to teach technical and movement skills if you're interested in learning something new. Whether you're excited to climb or eager to learn, this weekend is for you!
Please note: This program has sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please fill out this form.
flash foxy education programs - top rope climbing 101-102: 6/28 - 6/29
Rise Outside, in partnership with Flash Foxy, is pleased to offer Top Rope Climbing 101-102. This course is great for everyone from first-timers to experienced indoor climbers. Top roping is one of the most accessible forms of climbing, and this course will give you all the tools you need to get started or build on the knowledge you already have.
Flash Foxy Education courses are only open to women and genderqueer climbers. All courses will be taught by women and genderqueer instructors. This program is offered at sliding scale cost.
flash foxy education programs - Trad Climbing 101: 7/12 - 7/13
Rise Outside, in partnership with Flash Foxy, is pleased to offer Trad Climbing 101. This course equips climbers with the skills they need to explore the adventurous practice and spirit of traditional climbing whether you're new to the craft or trying to refine the skills you already have.
Flash Foxy Education courses are only open to women and genderqueer climbers. All courses will be taught by women and genderqueer instructors. This program is offered at sliding scale cost.