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Activities
Most activities require advanced registration.
Call (217) 726-7128
or stop in SpHC 153 to sign up.
Late Night Cosmic Bouldering
Women Climb Free Night
Ice Climbing Afternoon Intro
Mixed Climbing Clinic
Gooseberry Ice Climbing Intros
Men Climb Free Night
Ice Anchor Clinic
Go Girl! Women’s Ice Climbing Clinic
Basic Sport Leading
Women on the Wall
Trad Leading
Ice Climbing: Advancing Your Skills
Mountaineering Skills Practice
Leap Year Dyno Comp
Build Your Own Climbing Training Tools
Let’s Talk Climbing Gear
Concrete Smorgasbord Climbing Comp
Top Rope Anchors I – Placing Protection
Top Rope Anchors II – Building Anchors: Indoor Practice
Top Rope Anchors III - Outdoor Practice
North Shore Rock Climbing at Silver Cliff
Slack Line Workshop
Get Out and Boulder In Duluth
Sea Cliff Climbing at Palisade Head
Late Night Cosmic Bouldering
Spend a relaxing late night bouldering and watching videos.
Everyone is welcome, just stop in.
Wednesdays, February 6 & March 5 8 - 10 pm
Meet: Inland Wall (adjacent to Ice Rink/Courts)
Cost: FREE!
Women Climb Free Night
It’s a great night for women to try climbing free. Pick up your
free pass at the RSOP Office next to the Welcome Desk and our
climbing staff will get you started. All equipment and climbing
shoes are included. Choose to climb in either the North Shore
or Inland Climbing Wall.
Monday, February 4 4 - 8 pm
Cost: FREE!
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Ice Climbing Afternoon Intro
Try ice climbing today! Our instructors will show you techniques
for using ice tools and crampons to climb your way up
frozen waterfalls. Beginners welcome. No Experience Required.
All equipment is provided.
Wednesday, February 6 3 - 6 pm
Paid Registration Due: Noon, February 4
We Provide: Instruction, Ice Climbing Gear, Transportation
You Provide: Warm Clothing, Headlamp/Flashlight
Cost: $12 UMD Students/ $20 Others
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Mixed Climbing Clinic
Mixed climbers ascend both rock and ice using their ice tools
and crampons. Its popularity is exploding across the world.
Come find out what all the fuss is about. Try your hand at mixed
climbing outdoors.
Friday, February 8 Noon - 5pm
Register By: Noon, February 7
We Provide: Transportation, Instruction, Ice Climbing Gear
Cost: $12 UMD Students / $20 Others
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Gooseberry Ice Climbing Intros
Try ice climbing at this beautiful and friendly North Shore
environment. We’ll learn about techniques and equipment to
work your way up a frozen waterfall amid the stunning winter
scenery of Gooseberry State Park. Beginners welcome! You
don’t need any experience or any of your own equipment. We
provide it! Just bring your lunch and dress warmly.
Sunday, February 10 9am - 5pm or
Saturday, February 23 9am - 5pm
Register By: Noon on the Thursday before the program
We Provide: Instruction, Transportation, Ice Climbing Gear
Cost: $35 UMD Students/ $55 Others
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Men Climb Free Night
It’s a great night for the guys to try climbing free. Pick up your
free pass at the RSOP office next to the Welcome Desk and our
climbing staff will get you started. All equipment and climbing
shoes are included. Choose to climb in either the North Shore
or Inland Climbing Wall.
Monday, February 11 4 - 8 pm
Cost: FREE!
Ice Anchor Clinic*
Ice screws are the main tool for making ice climbing anchors.
Learn to place ice screws and evaluate them for safety. Get tips
for sharpening and maintaining your screws. All equipment is
provided. Dress warmly to be outside.
Wednesday, February 13 4 – 6 pm
Cost: $5 UMD Students/$15 Others
Register By: Monday, February 11
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Go Girl! Women’s Ice Climbing Clinic
Spend a day with other active women amid the dazzling winter
scenery of Gooseberry State Park. Women instructors will help
you learn techniques for climbing ice. Bring warm clothes,
thermos and your sense of humor! We supply the rest.
Beginners welcome! No experience required.
Sunday, February 17 9 am - 5pm
Register By: Noon, February 14
We Provide: Instruction, Transportation, Ice Climbing Gear
You Provide: Warm Clothing, Bag Lunch, Water Bottle
Cost: $35 UMD Students/ $55 Others
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Basic Sport Leading
Hoping to step out on the ‘sharp end’ of the rope and lead your
own climbs this spring? We’ll cover techniques for leading
bolted climbs, evaluating hazards and managing risk.
Tuesday, February 19 4-6 pm
Meet: North Shore Wall (in the Fitness Center)
Cost: $5 UMD Students/$15 Others
Register By: Monday, February 18
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Women on the Wall
Join us for an all women’s night in the Climbing Wall. Women
instructors and a supportive environment welcome new and
experienced climbers alike. Expect to laugh, challenge yourself
and get a great work-out.
February 20, March 12, April 16 4 - 8 pm
Meet: Inland Wall (adjacent to Ice Rink/Courts)
Cost: $3 UMD Students/ $10 Others
Or included with your Climbing Semester Pass or 5-Punch Pass
Trad Leading
“Trad” climbing means placing your own rock protection as you
lead climb and having your second remove it as they climb. It
leaves no trace on the rock but requires more equipment and
knowledge on your part. Learn the basics of this skill and get
ready to climb in the world’s most beautiful places.
Thursday, February 21 4-6 pm
Meet: Inland Wall (by the Ice Rink)
Cost: $5 UMD Students/$15 Others
Register By: Tuesday, February 19
Info Sheet
Ice Climbing: Advancing Your Skills
You’ve tried ice climbing and have the
basics. Now it’s time to challenge yourself
at a new level. Climb steeper, more
technical ice and mixed routes.
Practice placing ice screws on top rope and
hone your skills on ice and mixed terrain.
Sunday, February 24 9 am - 5pm
Register By: Noon, February 21
We Provide: Instruction, Transportation,
Ice Climbing Gear
You Provide: Warm Clothing, Bag Lunch,
Water Bottle
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Cost: $35 UMD Students/ $55 Others
Info Sheet
Mountaineering Skills Practice
Get a hands-on introduction to skills needed to cross glaciers
and ascend snowy mountains. We’ll head across campus to Rock
Hill to practice walking with a mountain axe and crampons,
traveling in a roped team and using an ice axe to self-arrest on
steep snow.
Wednesday, February 27 3 – 6 pm
Register By: Noon on February 25
We Provide: Instruction, Transportation, Mountaineering Gear
Cost: $12 UMD Students/ $20 Others
Info Sheet
Leap Year Dyno Comp
It’s time to leap! Dyno’s are climbing moves that require a
jumping motion. Come to the North Shore Wall and try your
hand at several new dyno problems in this fun and friendly
evening competition. It only happens once every 4 years.
Friday, February 29 4 – 6 pm
Register By: Wednesday, February 20 to be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Meet: North Shore Climbing Wall
Cost: $5 (no t-shirt) or $10 (includes a t-shirt)
Build Your Own Climbing Training Tools
Get strong in your own home using tools like hangboards,
campus boards, core and balance builders and even your own
indoor bouldering wall. Learn about the materials, techniques
and tools needed to make these tools to train for climbing.
Wednesday, April 2 7 pm
Meet in Sports and Health Center 191
Cost: FREE!
Info Sheet
Let’s Talk Climbing Gear
What type of harness and shoes should you buy? What equipment
do you need to start climbing outdoors on your own?
Come check out a huge range of climbing equipment options
for bouldering to mountaineering. We’ll discuss equipment
uses, costs, places to buy it and how to store and maintain it.
Get ready to recognize great deals at the upcoming Gear Swap.
Tuesday, March 4 7:00 pm
Meet: Sports and Health Center 191
Cost: FREE!
Concrete Smorgasbord Climbing Comp
Join the North Shore Climbers for a day of climbing excitement
and fabulous door prizes for everyone at the Seventeenth
Annual Concrete Smorgasbord climbing competition. For only
$15 you can try your hand at all-new bouldering, roped and lead
routes, compete against climbers of all abilities, eat yummy
snacks and sport your new comp t-shirt. Don’t miss the fun!
Sunday, April 13 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Register at the Climbing Wall: 9:30 – 10:00 am
Skill Level: Beginner through Advanced
Meet: Ice Rink Overlook, Sports and Health Center
Cost: $15 for Everyone
Top Rope Anchors I – Placing Protection
Beginner to intermediate climbers, get ready to build your own
top rope anchors. Practice building and evaluating anchors
that are solid and won’t let you down as you climb on a top rope
this fall. This first session will focus on placing and evaluating
rock protection and combining anchor points. Don’t miss this
hands-on clinic.
Thursday, April 17 6:30– 9:30pm
Meet: Inland Wall (adjacent to Ice Rink/Courts)
Cost: $5 UMD Students/$15 Others
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 15
Info Sheet
Top Rope Anchors II – Building Anchors: Indoor Practice
Get hands-on practice building top rope anchors in a controlled
setting. We’ll cover strategies for safety at the cliff edge and
ways to become more timely and efficient when building your
anchors.
Friday, April 18 6:30– 9:30pm
Meet: Inland Wall (adjacent to Ice Rink/Courts)
Cost: $5 UMD Students/$15 Others
Register By: Wednesday, April 16
Info Sheet
Top Rope Anchors III - Outdoor Practice
Practice setting up top ropes efficiently and with greater safety
awareness.
You should arrive with knowledge of how to place
rock equipment and combine anchor points for top rope
anchors, (it is best to attend the first two sessions, April 17 &
18). Now lets get outside and practice setting up top ropes on
real rock.
Saturday, April 19 10am – 4pm
Cost: $15 UMD Students/$55 Others
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 17
Info Sheet
North Shore Rock Climbing at Silver Cliff
Enjoy an afternoon of climbing with a scenic view of Lake Superior
on the beautiful rock faces of Silver Cliff. Beginners are
welcome - no experience is necessary for this fun and friendly
climbing outing.
Friday, April 25 Noon – 6:30 pm
Register By: Noon, April 23
We Provide: Instruction, Climbing Gear, Transportation
Cost: $12 UMD Students/$35 Others
Info Sheet
Slack Line Workshop
It’s the rest day activity of climbers around the globe; balancing
on a tightly-stretched length of webbing. Come and learn the
basics of slack line rigging and walking skills. It’s not as hard as
you think. Join us for the fun in Ordean Court!
Wednesday, April 30 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Cost: FREE
Info Sheet
Get Out and Boulder In Duluth
Get outside and check out some of the sweet bouldering spots
right here in Duluth. Bring your climbing shoes and get ready
for fun, friends and great bouldering!
Friday, May 2 2 - 6pm
Cost: FREE
Meet: Sports and Health Center Lobby
Info Sheet
Sea Cliff Climbing at Palisade Head
Take your outdoor climbing to the next level. Palisade Head is
perched over the waters of Lake Superior and is home to dozens
of steep, sustained and challenging climbs. Test yourself on top
rope climbs ranging in difficulty from 5.8 to 5.11 or harder.
Sunday, May 4 9am - 6pm
Register By: Noon, May 1
We Provide: Instruction, Climbing Gear, Transportation
You Provide: Bag Lunch, Water Bottle, Snacks, Warm Clothing
Meet: Sports and Health Center
Cost: $18 UMD Students/$50 Others
Info Sheet
