Metro-Boston: Learn To Climb Outdoors This Spring With The AMC Rock Program
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It's that time of year again a friendly member of the AMC Rock Program team - my turn (!) - puts up a post about the Rock Program. If you have any friends or acquaintances in the metro-Boston area who want to learn to climb outdoors, this is for them. The program consists of one evening session, one full weekend session, and three single-day weekend sessions. The weekend sessions run from 8:15am until approximately 1-2pm. Weather permitting, we will set up top ropes for climbing until 4:30pm or so, and we encourage you to stay and climb! The full schedule is up here. |
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Thank you brother for the information. I have recently been introduced to rock climbing in Portugal. I have climbed maybe 6 or 7 times out there. I returned to Boston about two months ago not knowing anyone who climbed. All I know is this fire is burning inside for climbing. I would be so grateful to have the opportunity to build the appropriate skill and safety needed to have a solid foundation in rock climbing. So that I may carry on in this beautiful adventure that has been revealed to me in this life. Thank you, Lou |
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Just curious, why is the AMC seeking more applicants? I believe it's already maxed out and hard to get into the program. |
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Heya Russ, I volunteer with the rock program sometimes, but I am not one of the organizers. As far as I know the sum total of the advertising is a few flyers in local climbing gyms, a post each year on mountain project, and an email sent out to people who ask to be added to the listserv. The idea is to reach people who are new to an interest in climbing, or new to the Boston area who may not have been previously aware that Rock Program exists. Does that seem excessive to you? Perhaps the program could get by on word-of-mouth alone for a few years, but it would likely be necessary to advertise it again at some point. It is true that there have been more applicants than spots in the last couple of years (hence the lottery last year, and the application process this year). I don't know how you would figure out the "right" amount of advertising such that the program had a number of applicants exactly equal to the number of spots. The number of applicants seems to reflect a growth in the popularity of climbing, rather than a change in the way program is advertised. Best, Rob [edited for a typo] |
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Sure, that makes sense. I can understand the tricky nature of running the program. It's great, I am a graduate. I was just curious though, because you are going to post and get people's hopes up, all excited and stuff, then basically break more hearts in the end. Too bad there isn't a way to train more people, ie expand and build it up. |
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If you move back here Russ you can volunteer your time as an additional instructor. Don't worry I'll babysit your dog for you when you get back here. |