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NOTE: See Beginners: Intro to Climbing Classes II (OUTDOOR LESSONS)

The best way to get started in rock climbing is to take an Intro to Climbing class that teaches you how to belay safely. Once you know how to belay (and have shoes, harness, a large HMS locking carabiner, belay device, and chalk bag) it will be more likely that other climbers will want to take you climbing with them outdoors. See Beginners: Ways to be Helpful at the Crag I

"UNKNOWN" means I'm not sure which type of device they will train you to belay with.

David

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INDOOR LESSONS

:::LA AREA:::

Rockreation West LA (Los Angeles, CA)
- $45 Intro to Climbing class "Fight Gravity 1," includes belay lesson, gear rental, and 1 week pass (ATC ONLY)

Boulderdash (Thousand Oaks, CA)
- $40 Intro to Climbing class "Up Rope," includes belay lesson and gear rental (ATC ONLY)


:::NORTH OF LA:::

UC Santa Barbara Rec Center (Santa Barbara, CA)
- $30 "Belay I" includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (UNKNOWN)
- Also offered: Rock II $119, Lead Climbing $35, Self Rescue $35

Vert Rock Gym (Bakersfield, CA)
- $25 Intro to Climbing class (ATC + GRIGRI)
- $15 Belay class (ATC + GRIGRI)


:::EAST OF LA:::

The Arc (Arcadia, CA)
- $45 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (ATC ONLY)

Hangar 18: Upland (Upland, CA)
- $30 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (GRIGRI ONLY)

Hangar 18: Riverside (Riverside, CA)
- $30 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (GRIGRI ONLY)


:::SOUTH OF LA:::

Rock Gym (Signal Hill, CA)
- $37 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (ATC & GRIGRI)
- Contact SCRC Assistant Organizer Stephen for class/membership discount

Hangar 18: South Bay LA (Hawthorne, CA)
- $30 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and day pass (GRIGRI ONLY)

Rock City Climbing Center (Anaheim, CA)
$40/hour ($35 for non-members) Private Instruction (ATC + Grigri)

Climbx (Huntington Beach, CA)
- $65 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental, and 1 month pass (ATC ONLY)

Rockreation Costa Mesa (Costa Mesa, CA)
- $40 Intro to Climbing class "Fight Gravity 1," includes belay lesson, gear rental, and 1 week pass (ATC ONLY)

UC Irvine Rec Center (Irvine, CA)
- $20 Intro to Climbing class, includes belay lesson, gear rental (UNKNOWN)

Solid Rock Gym (San Marcos, CA
- FREE belay lesson, must purchase day pass ($12-$15) and gear rental (up to $6) DOES NOT TEACH FIGURE 8 TIE-IN KNOT (GRIGRI ONLY)

Frogs Club One Fitness (Encinitas, CA)
- $30 Partial belay lesson. Climbers clip rope to belay loop instead of tying in with figure 8. Gear rental included. Must purchase additional $20 day pass. (GRIGRI ONLY)

Solid Rock Gym (Poway, CA
- FREE belay lesson, must purchase day pass ($12-$15). If needed, gear rental $6. DOES NOT TEACH FIGURE 8 TIE-IN KNOT (GRIGRI ONLY)

Vertical Hold Sport Climbing (San Diego, CA
- $31 Intro to Climbing class, incldues belay lesson, gear rental, and free climbing after class (ATC ONLY)
- $9 belay only lesson, includes belay lesson. Day pass $16 and gear rental not included (ATC ONLY)

Solid Rock Climbing Gym (San Diego, CA)
- FREE belay lesson, must purchase day pass ($12-$15) and gear rental (up to $6) DOES NOT TEACH FIGURE 8 TIE-IN KNOT (GRIGRI ONLY)

Aztec Recreation Center-SDSU (San Diego, CA)
- Free Intro to Climbing class (must purchase $12 day pass). Not sure how much gear rental is. (UNKNOWN)

REI Outdoor School (Arcadia and Manhattan Beach, CA)
- $35 for members, includes belay lesson and gear rental. Taught at the Arcadia and Manhattan Beach REI store indoor climbing pinnacles. (ATC ONLY)

SCMA (Southern California Mountaineering Association) has an outdoor alpine climbing course. It has started already, unfortunately.

See www.rockclimbing.org

SCMA has the most helmeted climbers anywhere..Super Safe Club..