Free Clinics for Women Keep your outdoor skills sharp and learn new technique. Our clinics are a great way to prepare for the upcoming season and get a taste of sports you've always wanted to try. We offer a variety of free clinics across Colorado and, from time to time, around the country.

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We add new clinics all the time! Keep checking this page for our schedule of upcoming free clinics.

Join professional bike racer Heather Szabo of Women's Wilderness Institute and Team Tokyo Joe's as she demonstrates the basics of bike maintenance and roadside repair, specifically for women. Build self-reliance and self-sufficiency by learning how to maintain your bike your own way. This clinic is perfect prep for our one-day Mountain Bike skills courses.

Sierra Designs Intro to Backpacking Clinic Monday 7.06.2009 REI Boulder 7-8:30pm
Monday 7.13.2009 REI Lakewood 7-8:30pm

What do you put in those backpacks, anyway? How can you organize your gear inside for different types of terrain? Join us to figure out what you'll need, what you won't and how to travel light and safe in the backcountry. Staff from The Women's Wilderness will provide helpful techniques for packing efficiently, special tips for women, and tricks for streamlining your load on the trail. Sponsored by Sierra Designs, the clinic is great preparation for everybody who's excited to SEEK ADVENTURE this summer. Also great preparation for our Snowy Mountain Intro to Backpacking, Rocky Mountain Backpack, and Canyons Intro to Backpacking courses!

Sierra Designs proudly sponsors The Women's Wilderness Institute

Goal Setting and Outdoor AdventureTuesday 9.08.2009 REI Boulder 7-8:30pm

Launch into fall with a rejuvenation of mind, body and spirit. The clinic will guide you towards identifying, achieving and living your personal goals with specific tools for integrating outdoor activities to enrich your life journey. Taught by Jody Radtke, program director of The Women's Wilderness Institute, this clinic is excellent preparation for TWWI's fall Grace & Grit Canoe retreat!

Clinic TopicsFollowing are some of the clinics we teach throughout the year. Currently scheduled clinics are noted, please check back frequently to see what topics we are teaching near you.

Backpacking Basics - 3.16.09
Bike Maintenance for Women
Canoeing Basics
Fall Bike Tune-Up
Fall Bike Tune-Up with Heather Szabo
Girls' Wilderness Program Informational Slideshow - 4.20.09, 5.6.09, 5.28.09
Goal Setting and Outdoor Adventure - 3.2.09
Intro to Ice Climbing - 1.5.09
Introduction to Rock Climbing
Mother-Daughter Introduction to Rock Climbing
Principles of Telemark Skiing
Self-Rescue for Rock Climbers
The Nature of Women's Voices
Top Rope Anchors
Map & Compass
Winter Backcountry Essentials - 1.08.09, 1.28.09
Winter Backcountry Route Finding - 2.2.09

Monthly Clinics at REI BoulderTWWI offers free outdoor skills clinics for women throughout the year at REI Boulder. Clinics are typically held the first Monday of each month at 1789 28th St from 7-8:30pm.