Spring and Summer 2025 Calendar

SPI Exam for Underrepresented Communities: 4/3-4/4

Have you taken your SPI Course and are ready to take your exam? Sean Taft Morales will be offering an SPI exam for underrepresented communities in the Gunks. A certified Rock Instructor and Single Pitch Instructor, as well as a SPI Program Provider, Sean is committed to setting the highest standards in climbing education in a supportive, inclusive, and community-focused environment. Come test in a supportive environment!

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!

flash foxy education programs - Multi-Pitch 101: 5/3 - 5/4

Rise Outside, in partnership with Flash Foxy, is pleased to offer Multi-pitch 101. This course equips climbers with the know-how to climb and descend from routes longer than one rope-length. This course covers essentials like building multi-pitch anchors, taking the roles of leader and follower, rappelling from a multi-pitch route, staying safe and organized during transitions at anchors, and solving basic problems on routes.

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.

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. 

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.

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.