{"id":526,"date":"2008-08-25T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T21:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/bsutoday\/2008\/08\/25\/opc-to-offer-intro-to-rock-climbing-sailing-clinic-in-september\/"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:52:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:52:57","slug":"opc-to-offer-intro-to-rock-climbing-sailing-clinic-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2008\/08\/25\/opc-to-offer-intro-to-rock-climbing-sailing-clinic-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"OPC to offer intro to rock climbing, sailing clinic in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BEMIDJI, Minn.<\/strong> &ndash;  Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Outdoor Program Center (OPC) will offer two events in mid-September, an introductory rock climbing clinic on Monday, Sept. 8 and an introductory sailing clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Introduction to climbing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tailored to beginners, the Sept. 8 rock climbing class offers instruction about knots, climbing equipment and basic techniques. The class will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the rock climbing wall in the Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center on the BSU campus and is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The OPC will provide harnesses and climbing shoes. There is no recreation center admission charge for this class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Sailing Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Designed for beginners, the Sept. 10 sailing clinic will cover basic knots, sailboat rigging and handling. Students will get a chance to sail. The session will last two hours, from 3-5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees should bring a swimsuit and towel and prepare to get wet. Each clinic can take up to 12 students, and pre-registration is required. The sessions will begin at the OPC boathouse in Bemidji&rsquo;s Diamond Point Park.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the climbing and sailing clinics or other programs offered by the OPC, call (218) 755-2999 or visit it at http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/students\/opc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR YOUR CALENDAR<br>\nSept. 8 <\/strong>&ndash; 6-9 p.m. &ndash; Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center introductory rock-climbing clinic. Location: Gillett Rec and Fitness Center climbing wall, BSU campus. Cost: free. Information: (218) 755-2999; http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/students\/opc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sept. 10<\/strong> &ndash; 3-5 p.m. &ndash; Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center introductory sailing clinic. Location: OPC boat house, Diamond Point Park, Bemidji, Minn. Cost: free. Information: (218) 755-2999; http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/students\/opc; advance registration required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEMIDJI, Minn. &ndash; Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Outdoor Program Center (OPC) will offer two events in mid-September, an introductory rock climbing clinic on Monday, Sept. 8 and an introductory sailing clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 10. &bull; Introduction to climbing Tailored to beginners, the Sept. 8 rock climbing class offers instruction about knots, climbing equipment and basic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44393,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions\/44393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}