FALLING
&
COMMITMENT
A MENTAL TRAINING FOR CLIMBERS CLINIC BY WARRIOR’S WAY
WITH INSTRUCTOR DUSTIN PORTZLINE
The Warriors Way teaches how to focus attention under stress, allowing climbers to better deal with doubts and improve commitment. This clinic develops skills by practicing exercises in falling (introduced in small increments), awareness, movement, breathing and resting.
Learn to fall
Give a cushioned belay
Climb through doubt and commit more deliberately
Break climb into smaller risk events, develop effective risk-assessment
Refine effective resting stances and improve breathing
Trust the body, create flow and momentum
NEXT CLINIC
Thursday, April 27th
4:00-8:00pm
PRICE
Members: $150
Nonmembers: $200
Max: 6 students per course
PREREQUISITES
We recommend >6 months climbing experience, climbing at 5.8 difficulty level or higher. Top rope or lead belay certification required prior to course. Both lead climbing and top rope exercises will be available.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dustin Portzline is an AMGA Certified Rock Guide and the owner of Advanced Rockcraft, a Gunks based rock and ice climbing guide service based in New Paltz, NY. He’s been a climbing guide in the Gunks since 2010 with an impressive resume of climbs around the U.S. and in far away places like Patagonia in South America.
