CLINICS

Flash Foxy Climbing Festival • Bishop • March 14-16, 2025

Schedule is always subject to change. All programs run rain-or-shine. No refunds.

  • All clinics are 6 hrs and have a maximum of 12 participants.

    Clinics are reserved for registered festival participants. Clinic registration link will be sent via Eventbrite, early bird clinic registration will open the day before. Clinic Registration link (and waitlist link) can also be found in the festival linktree.

  • There is a $95 per day registration fee for all clinics.

    Registration link will be sent directly to all festival participants via Eventbrite. Clinic registration link (and waitlist link) can also be found in the festival linktree.

    Clinic registration opens February 15th! Early Bird clinic registration opens February 14th.

  • All location listings are tentative and subject to change day-of. If you have an accessibility concern related to venue locations please email events@flashfoxy.com after registering for your clinic and we will work with you to see if the clinic can be held at a venue that meets your accessibility needs. If we are unable to accommodate your needs we will gladly refund the clinic registration fee.

  • Climbing gear is provided for all clinics. There will be climbing harness, shoe and helmet demos available. If you have any gear that you would like to ask questions about/practice with at your clinic, feel free to bring it!

All clinics will be run in partnership with Sierra Mountain Guides (SMG).

CLINIC SCHEDULE

    • Intro to Outdoor Bouldering with Ady Wright - La Sportiva

    • Intro to Trad with Sean Taft-Morales - Flash Foxy Education

    • Projecting Tactics - Sport Climbing with Genevive Walker - DMM

    • Druids Tour - ‘Cause When Else Are You Gonna Go with Nina Williams - Scarpa

    • Intro to Big Wall with Sam MacIlwaine - OCUN

    • Iwado: Meditation, Geology, & Climbing with Ashima Shirashi - Arc’teryx

    • Get Out of Your Head with Marian Perez - Flash Foxy Education

    • Buttermilk Bagels with Extra Smear with Zoey Grinstead - Touchstone

    • Advanced Movement Tactics with Alannah Yip - Arc’teryx

    • Multipitch Magic with Sean Taft-Morales - Flash Foxy Education

    • Falling!! On Bolts with Lor Sabourin - Scarpa

SATURDAY

Saturday Clinic

Projecting tactics - SPORT CLIMBING

with Genevive Walker (she/her) presented by DMM

Climber Requirements: Can top rope 5.7 indoors and know how to top rope belay.

Have you ever found yourself stuck on lead, unable to move past a tough crux? Do you want to push beyond your limits but need a confidence boost to reach the chains? Or maybe the thought of a runout between bolts has you feeling stressed? If so, this clinic is for you!

In this session, you’ll learn various ways to use a stick clip to tackle your projects or any route safely. We’ll cover the different types of stick clips, techniques for clipping up a route when you're stuck or dealing with a runout, and more. Learn how to stick clip permadraws efficiently and best practice tactics for cleaning steep terrain to minimize big swings. Don’t have a stick clip? No problem! Learn how to use sticks or other items you have on hand to safely challenge yourself within your limits.

Please note: This clinic does not cover the mental tactics of projecting. Instead, we focus on practical, safe techniques to help you navigate physical challenges and get up the route.

SOLD OUT - Saturday Clinic

Intro To Outdoor Bouldering

with Ady Wright (she/her) presented by La Sportiva

Climber Requirements: Beginners welcome!

This clinic will go over everything you need to know to about heading outdoors to boulder responsibly. From how to pick the right boulderfield for you to how to pull on once you’re there, we’ll dive into the basics of how to have a great time pebble wrestling and answer all-important questions like: “What snacks should I bring?” and “Is that a mattress on your back?” Whether it’s your first time touching non-plastic rocks or you’re a trad mami who wants to experiment without ropes, this clinic is ideal for any climber who would like to learn more about bouldering outside. In this course, we will cover foundational skills such as building a safe crashpad landing, spotting, and more techniques for climbing outside.

SOLD OUT - Saturday Clinic

with Sean Taft-Morales (they/them) presented by Flash Foxy Education

Climber Requirements: Must know how to lead belay.

This course equips climbers with the skills they need to explore the adventurous practice and spirit of traditional climbing whether you're new to the craft or trying to refine the skills you already have. We’ll cover the essentials like learning how to place stoppers and cams, and we’ll also have candid conversations about risk and how to manage it when the variables start to add up. Our instructors will provide low-risk environments for practice and review the skills you need to continue your practice after the course. Plus tips on how to go live when you’re ready!

Intro to Trad

SOLD OUT - Saturday Clinic

Druids Tour - ‘Cause when else are you gonna go?

with Nina Williams (she/her) presented by Scarpa

Climber Requirements: Comfortable climbing V4 + indoors

Always dreamed about getting out to the Druid Stones, but were afraid of the hike? Escape the crowds and let Nina show you her favorite boulders and epic views! Go with the foxiest crew around and explore hundreds of tucked away classics 2000ft above the town of Bishop— ‘cause when else are you gonna go? ;)

SOLD OUT - Saturday Clinic

with Sam MacIlwaine (she/her) presented by Ocun

Climber Requirements: Must have some experience multipitch climbing

Dreaming of climbing something big? Intro to Big Wall will give you a clear understanding of how the rhythm of big wall climbing differs from traditional multi-pitch climbing, what exact skills you need to master to feel comfortable starting up a wall, and how to choose your first big wall objective. This could also be a good refresher for climbers looking to feel more confident in their overall big wall approach. Learn how to set up a big wall anchor, haul, jug, and lower-out.

Intro to Big Wall

SUNDAY

Sunday Clinic

Iwado: Meditation, geology, & climbing

with Ashima Shiraishi (she/her) presented by Arc’teryx

Climber Requirements: All levels welcome!

IWA-do : In Japanese, "iwa" (岩) means stone, and "dō" (道) means the path. Iwa-dō is a specific path towards climbing, and this clinic will be informed by the Zen Buddhist practice zazen and eye + rock gazing, followed by a collaborative poetry exercise to give language to the collective embodied sensations that are roused.

Sunday Clinic

Buttermilk Bagels with Extra Smear

with Zoey Grinstead (she/her) presented by Flash Foxy Education

Climber Requirements: Comfortable on V3 (or higher) indoors. Have bouldered outside 1 or more times.

Are you tired of slipping on glossy footholds? Tired of folks telling you to just 'Trust your feet!'? We'll go over all the basics, with extra focus on smearing and footwork! In the land of disappearing feet, we'll tackle a bunch of test pieces in the Buttermilk Area, learning all the fun tricks to help you send!

Sunday Clinic

advanced MOVEMENT TACTICS

with Alannah Yip (she/her) presented by Arc’teryx

Climber Requirements: Comfortable climbing V4 + indoors

Have you ever seen those people whose climbing is effortless and graceful and wondered how you too could climb like that? In this clinic you’ll learn to connect better with your body and the rock to be able to climb more smoothly and efficiently.

SOLD OUT - Sunday Clinic

Get out of your head

with Marian Perez (they/them) presented by Flash Foxy Education

Climber Requirements: Beginners welcome! Must have excitement and interest in climbing outdoors!

Are you a boulderer who is having a hard time transitioning to taller routes? Or maybe you’ve tried outdoor climbing before and haven’t had the best experience? Maybe you’re anxious about trying harder routes even on top rope because you don’t trust your belayer or worse, you don’t trust the system you’re climbing on. This clinic is for you! Join Marian May Perez for a workshop on getting out of your head and becoming more present on a top rope. We will go over topics like communication with your climbing partners, taking tight on dynamic ropes, understanding top rope climbing systems and how they work, tips and tricks for mitigating risk on top rope, and climbing together with the community!

SOLD OUT - Sunday Clinic

Multipitch Magic

with Sean Taft-Morales (they/them) presented by Flash Foxy Education

Climber Requirements: Must know how to belay someone lead-climbing. Single-pitch trad climbing experience, as a leader or follower, is highly recommended.

Have you started climbing multipitch routes, but aren't sure how to speed up and accomplish bigger objectives? Tired of hiking out in the dark? Join us for a jam packed clinic designed to clean up your systems, speed up your transitions, and cut out unnecessary steps, while maximizing security and minimizing risk. We'll discuss route planning, different strategies based on team composition and objectives, and spend a lot of time practicing new skills for the way up, as well as rappelling down. Bring your climbing partner, so you can dial in your systems together!

SOLD OUT - Sunday Clinic

Falling!!! on bolts

with Lor Sabourin (they/them) presented by Scarpa

Climber Requirements: Must be able to comfortably top rope 5.9. Must know how to lead belay. Some experience leading sport or trad is helpful but not required.

This training addresses falling directly to help improve commitment. We do progressive falling practice followed by movement, breathing, resting, and body/mind awareness exercises. Students leave understanding how to take appropriate risks and how to commit to those risks. Students will practice the following skills during this course: fall properly, give a dynamic (cushioned) belay, break a climb into smaller risk events, assess risk effectively, distinguish between no- and yes-fall zones, engage no- and yes-fall zones appropriately, make appropriate risk decisions, improve body/mind awareness, rest effectively, improve breathing, create flow and momentum, deal with climbing stress, commit more deliberately, reduce fear, and more!