Routesetting and Hardware
Learn how to set routes, use climbing hardware, and identify bad bolts and other hardware in outdoor settings.
Routesetting Clinic
Learn to effectively and safely set your very own boulder problems using our equipment and staff setter instruction. Force specific techniques, moves, and body positions through careful and thoughtful setting.


Learn how to identify different types of hardware you might encounter in outdoor climbing and assess their quality and safety. Taught by manager and outdoor route developer Alex Eddlemon.
Identifying Hardware


The Climbing Center
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-Alex Eddlemon, GM
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