Students choose from four outdoor climbing classes based on experience and interest; certified instructors head up each class

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• Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid until 8/3/12. Reservation required; subject to availability. Groups must book each reservation separately. Must complete course by expiration date. 7-day cancellation notice or fee up to Groupon price may apply. All cancellations subject to $5 rescheduling fee. . Must sign waiver. Credit card required for $.01 fee at booking. Classes must be used by the same person. Food and transportation not included.
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Students choose their class based on experience: Rock Climbing I, Rock Climbing II, Intermediate Climbing Technique, or Rock Climbing Anchors.Each class takes place outdoors under the watchful eye of a certified climbing instructor.

When Cliff Hodges, the founder and CEO of Adventure Out, graduated from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering, he knew a traditional desk job wasn’t for him. According to Technology Review, he quickly gave up his engineering career for the wireless world of the great outdoors, where he began to hike, climb, and surf his way around the world, always staying true to his philosophy of environmental respect and protection. His travels and business accomplishments have gained some measure of notoriety; he's coached on MTV's Made, consulted for ABC News, and was selected as one of four winners of the 2011 Santa Cruz County Civic Service Award: The Nextie. Today, he and his program consultant Tom McElroy lead excursions into the California wilderness to teach backpacking and survival skills, including the tracking of animals and wild ice-cream trucks, and they also guide novices through surfing, rock-climbing, and mountain-biking sojourns. Through fundraising, Adventure Out has helped save Castle Rock State Park from closure and a portion of their proceeds is put directly back into the park.