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Topics: Climbing

Belay Classes

Learning to belay is an important climbing skill. OA offers free belay classes.  Learn to Belay Classes – FREE You must take a Belay Class and pass the Belay Test

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The Math of Rock Climbing

What’s it like to fall 40 feet down a sheer cliff face, while dangling from a rope hundreds of feet from the ground? Emory mathematician Skip Garibaldi describes his rock

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AI Nights at the Climbing Wall

Thursday Night Rocks! Free Late Night Climbing supported by the Alcohol Initiative 10:30pm- Midnight No previous experience is required and OA provides the gear, music, snacks and fun! Limited to students

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OA Day

Saturday, April 23: 12:30pm-4pm Join OA for a day full of fun, FREE, outdoor activities!  Explore some of the hidden natural gems that are right in the Princeton area.  

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Rappel Knots

Climbing magazine answers the age-old question of which knot is best used for joining two ropes in a double-rope rappel by showing how to tie the flat overhand, the knot

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