Arno Ilgner - Rock Warrior's Way clinic

[greg german]

Clinic Title: Warrior’s Way® Mental Fitness Espresso Clinic
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Register at these gyms
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Feb 15, Boulder Rock Club, Boulder: 303-447-2804
Feb 16, CityRocks, Colorado Spgs: 719-481-9099
Feb 17, Rock’n & Jam’n #1, Thornton: 303-254-6299
Feb 18, Rock’n & Jam’n #2, Centennial: 303-254-6299
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Investment: $69 for gym members; $79 for non-members
Max number: 8 / clinic
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LIMITED OPPORTUNITY: This is the only time this year to take advantage of this training.
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Clinic description: The Warrior's Way® teaches how to focus attention during the climbing process, especially when you’re full of doubt and under stress. By focusing this way you improve your commitment and climb more deliberately.
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You’ll learn to:
•   Become aware of your mind’s limiting tendencies
•   Use your mind’s intelligence to do effective risk-assessment
•   Distinguish between no-fall and yes-fall zones
•   Make appropriate risk decisions
•   Practice falling in small increments
•   Give a cushioned belay
•   Engage your body to develop flow and momentum
•   Deal with climbing stress
•   Improve problem-solving skills
•   Reduce fear, and more
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Content of the class
We’ll do awareness, movement, breathing, and resting exercises on moderate routes. Then some falling practice. We'll finish with a challenging route to apply what we’ve learned.
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Prerequisites for clinic:
•   It’s helpful if you’ve read The Rock Warrior’s Way or Espresso Lessons, but it isn’t absolutely necessary.
•   The clinic seems to be best for those who have hit a plateau, experience frustration, fear, loss of motivation, or other mental fitness issues.
•   You DO need to know the fundamentals of knots, belaying, and basic climbing skills.
•   You DO NOT need to be able to lead to take the clinic.
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Equipment Needed:
•   Harness, shoes, belay device, and a helmet (if you want to wear one). The gym usually provides lead ropes and sometimes helmets.

[tfelix]

I've seen Arno Ilgner present some of this information, and I've read (well, listened to) his book, The Rock Warrior's Way.  The information is extremely valuable for climbers interested in improving their "lead-head" and dealing with the stresses of lead-climbing.  I haven't been to a clinic like this, but I would expect them to be quite valuable. 

[greg german]

Note from Arno:

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Certified Warrior's Way trainer, Jeff Achey, will be teaching these clinics. Jeff is a long-time Colorado climber and past editor of Climbing magazine. He was also the editor of both of Arno's books: The Rock Warrior's Way and Espresso Lessons. He has a masters degree in experiential education and knows the Warrior's Way material very well.

[mdobeck]

Woo hoo. Signed up for the one @ RJ2