FAQ
In addtion to the general FAQs listed on each course page, we answer the most recent specifiec questions asked by clients. (You may use the Search Box at the top right of this screen to find answers to your questions.)
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Group Registration Discount Rates
Q1: Can I add one or more people to my group after I have paid for my booking?
A1: Yes. Since your group is bigger, we will recalculate the total fee amount based on your new group discount rate. You will need to pay the difference between the new total and the amount you have paid before. Your group members can work out how to re-share the cost equally.
Q2: Can I get the group rate based on how many people attending the course on my course day?
A2. The group registration discount rate applies only when you register as a group and the size of your group registered. Other people attending the course registered and paid the course separately. The registration discount is designed to encourage potential clients to spread the words of our courses among their contacts, so that they can form a group to register to save money. Basically, they have done some networking themselves and earned their savings.
Q3: Can my group members pay separately for their share of the total fee?
A3: Conceptually your group needs to pay together as a group registration to quality for the group discount. If paying separately, it increases admin work on our side and it could pull us into a coordinating role for your group registration. Also, in the event of one member not paying, other paid members could only complete their registration at a higher person rate due to the difference in group discount rates, which could be an unwanted surprise to them.
Firefighter
Q1: My GF/BF/Partner/Child is a new firefighter and I wanted to see if you offered something that would be appropriate to their field. What would you recommend that would be recognized as a good course/certificate of training as a firefighter? (March 2022)
A1: We recommend the Cliff Rappel & Rappel Anchor Setup courses. After taking these two half-day courses which can be done in one day, they will be able to set up for rappel and rappel on their own.
Summer Camp
Q1: What are ages of, number of participants in a camp? What are their climbing / skill levels? What will the participants learn?
A1: Past participants are 12-15 years old. We usually had 3-5 participants per instructor for a week. Their climbing levels range from beginner to advanced. They all had little or no anchor setup skills.
In outdoor climbing, we often can set up one top rope to accommodate at least two routes. Often, a couple of feet left or right is a route of quite different level of difficulty. This helps is to accommodate the needs of both beginners and advanced climbers.
Participants can tell provide us a list of priority tasks they would like to accomplish through the camp, such as: 1) climbing as much as possible; 2) learning to set up rappel Anchors to rappel on independently; 3) learning to set up top rope anchors; 4) learning to sport lead, etc. We will use both the camp days and additional days to meet campers' top priority tasks. For instance, we can have a camper to join a sport lead course later to focuse on certain skills development.