About 15 new climbers ventured to Skinner Butte on Sunday morning for Rock 101, a course provided by the Outdoor Pursuits Program and the Outdoor Program, designed to give those interested a taste of outdoor climbing. The participants were provided with all the necessary gear: ropes, harnesses, shoes and belay devices, and for two and a half hours sharpened their skills on the basalt.
University PE and Rec staffer Chloë Potter (center) helps Rachel Jenson (right) tie a double figure eight knot at the Rock 101 class on Sunday, June 3, 2012. Jenson, an instructor in the department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University, decided she would learn to climb to celebrate her 36th birthday. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
About 15 new climbers ventured to the columns at Skinner Butte to learn and practice the basics of outdoor rock climbing on Sunday, June 3, 2012 for the Rock 101 class. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Michele Kuhnle, an employee at Eugene’s Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide navigates her way up the Skinner Butte Columns during Sunday’s Rock 101 course provided by the Outdoor Program and Outdoor Pursuits Program. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
University student Elijah Sprints looks for his next hold at the columns at Skinner Butte on Sunday. Sprints, a sophomore in the Digital Arts program, took advantage of the Ourdoor Program’s class to experience outdoor climbing for the first time. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
University students Emily Albertson and Tom Parks prepare to belay and ascend the columns at Skinner Butte during Sunday’s Rock 101 class. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
