Outdoor Recreation: Gear Maintenance, Safety & Fitness

Leisure activities like kayaking or rock climbing provide significant wellness benefits when coupled with proper gear maintenance and safety skills.

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing Instructor Certification

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Garrett Daun

Getting your rock climbing instructor certification requires extensive rigorous training in all aspects of climbing instruction including professionalism, knots and rope handling, teaching, anchoring, risk management, conditioning and climbing movements.

Garrett Daun started writing professionally in 1993. Daun has extensive training in meditation, rock climbing, yoga, martial arts, exercise and massage therapy. His work has appeared in "The Squealor," the "Earth First! Journal" and on numerous websites. Daun earned a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies and creative writing from the University of Oregon. He is a yoga and Radical Undoing trainer.