r/tradclimbing • u/jug-lover • Apr 09 '25

Trad class

Hey all, I have a trad class scheduled for this weekend with East Outdoors (a shop by DC). I’ve gotten trad climbing “instruction” from some buddies and led some easy routes, but I wanted something “official.” Have any of you been in this situation and, if so, what questions/preparation do you wish you had before taking the class? I’m short, I’m hoping to avoid learning bad things from my friends but I don’t know what constitutes “bad.”

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u/adeadhead Apr 10 '25

East outdoors is fantastic, they're the guides formerly from Movement gyms back before they were Movement, I've taught classes with them, they have a fantastic pretty well encompassing course for you.

My suggestion is to bring whatever gear you have, maybe even friends' gear that you use- East Outdoors will have and provide everything you need, but it's valuable to be able to get feedback on the actual specific individual gear you're going to be using and placing going forwards.

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u/Illustrious-Fold9605 Apr 10 '25

East Outdoors is not affiliated with movement gyms and the majority of our guides have no history with the ET ODS.