Women's Smith Rock Retreats

The majority of women come to our retreats alone - somewhere around 90%.  If you are hesitating to join because you would be coming solo, please know that we expect a majority of our participants to be joining by themselves, seeking community. 

We generally have a wide range of ages at our retreats. The average tends to fall anywhere between the ages of 28 to 45. But we have had quite a few women in their 60's join as well. It really is up to the attitude and physical ability of the participant.

ABSOLUTELY. We will have at least 4 instructors at the retreat so that we can accommodate a wide range of abilities. In fact, teaching people the basics of rock climbing is what we do best. The entire ethos of She Moves Mountains guiding is to remember what it felt like to try climbing for the first time. It's intimidating, but we will be with you ever step of the way. 

Yes we have 2 types of payment options:

Please visit our PAYMENT PLAN page for more information.

We have a very strict cancellation policy. Please review it before committing to this retreat. 

If you haven’t already, we strongly recommend purchasing “cancel for any reason” trip insurance to protect your investment.  This must be done within two weeks from the date of registration.  Ripcord and travelX are two companies that we recommend as well as the companies in THIS article.

It depends. To be permitted to lead at one of our retreats you must confirm that you have led at least ten routes outside or have taken a lead climbing class & have led a minimum of 30 climbs indoors. We will also require that you demonstrate your skills by mock leading a route without back clipping, z-clipping, or having the rope behind your ankle.

If you haven't led outside before and would like to work toward this on the retreat we can focus on these skills on days one & two with the goal that you have are competent by day three to try one lead climb.  

All of our retreats are rain or snow or smoke or shine. We do our best to choose dates where this won't be an issue, but it's always a possibility. Even more so with the changing climate. If poor weather occurs we will propose alternative activities such as movement skills at the climbing gym, technical skills lessons such as anchor building or multi-pitch clinics, or hiking. 

If poor weather will ruin your experience we suggest that you purchase "cancel for any reason" trip protection as we will not be providing any refunds due to weather related issues. 

We aren't experts in this area as this is not the lived experience of our current instructor team. But we want you here and we are committed to making your experience a positive one. 

If you can: 

• Hike three miles over varied terrain while carrying a 15 lb backpack
• Do 20 squats 
• Have good balance 
• And maintain a positive attitude 

CLIMBING IS FOR YOU!

Currently the most limiting factor is the ability to fit into a harness. We have harnesses that can accommodate up to a 56inch waist. We are looking into getting a fleet of fully adjustable harnesses before next season starts. 

If you want to learn more from plus sized climbers I highly recommend looking into Climb Big. Climb Big is an organization with a mission to "Make climbing more accessible for fat folx."

We know you love your fur babies but unfortunately, we cannot allow pets on any of our group trips or clinics.