SLV ROCK

On the second day of our Intermediate Class trip, we inaugurated the climbing area at SLV ROCK, our outdoor education center NW of Saguache. The rock climbing skills learned yesterday at Penitente Canyon are now applied to new climbs. One student gets to the top of his climb. Students were belaying for each other on both days of this outdoor education experience.















The view from the rock climbing area shows this wonderful boulder-splitting tree.



















A girl shows good form while belaying down after a climb up the steep rocks. Her helmet is mandatory safety equipment for our rock climbing experience. The harness she wears allows her to sit back while belayers below give her line to allow her to walk back down the rock after she has made it up on her own, with toe and hand holds.














Four groups of students were climbing at the same time, because they were able to belay each other. That left adults to oversee the total climbing experience, assist belayers, reassure reluctant climbers and praise the achievements of each child's hard work.












Two boys carry the climbing gear bag up to the rock climbing area(upper right) at our outdoor education center--SLV ROCK.