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What You'll Get
Climbers scale mountains for the feeling of accomplishment and the heap of free flags waiting at the summit. Reach new personal heights with this Groupon.
$49 for a Rock-Climbing Lesson (Up to $99 Value)
Adventure Out's four-hour clinics are offered in both Castle Rock State Park and Berkeley. Clinics begin with an introduction to using the provided gear, important safety tips, tie-in knots, and basic commands. This Groupon is valid for any of day climbing clinics, which range in skill level from introductory to intermediate and advanced classes. Classes will be held three to five times per month, and will be held for two to ten students. Click here to see the full schedule.
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Jun 5, 2014. Amount paid never expires. Limit 1 per person, may buy 8 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Reservation required; subject to availability. Must redeem course in full by expiration date on your Groupon. Must sign waiver. All services must be used by the same person. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Adventure Out
When Cliff Hodges, the founder and CEO of Adventure Out, graduated from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering, he knew a traditional desk job wasn't for him. According to Technology Review, he quickly gave up his engineering career for the wireless world of the great outdoors, where he began to hike, climb, and surf his way around the world, always staying true to his philosophy of environmental respect and protection.
His travels and business accomplishments have gained some measure of notoriety: he's coached on MTV's Made, consulted for ABC News, and was selected as one of four winners of the 2011 Santa Cruz County Civic Service Award: The Nextie. Adventure Out was also identified for meeting survival-skills training standards by New York Times best-selling author Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Chef.
Today, he leads excursions into the California wilderness to teach backpacking and survival skills, including the tracking of animals and wild ice-cream trucks, and they also guide novices through surfing, rock-climbing, and mountain-biking sojourns. Through fundraising, Adventure Out has helped save Castle Rock State Park from closure and a portion of their proceeds is put directly back into the park.