Our instructor Barry was extremely thorough. He made us feel safe and instilled confidence in our abilities. We were able to talk about several different skills and then we put them into practice, so it was not only a lecture but very hands-on. Barry also created some real-world climbing scenarios and had us come up with solutions on our own using past and newly acquired knowledge. We went in with a few expectations in mind in what we wanted to get out of the class and Barry went above and beyond these expectations. I would highly recommend this course to beginners or even advanced climbers wanting to strengthen their skill set or just have a guide to teach them about the East Coast climbing community.