{"id":995,"date":"2008-10-31T08:09:38","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/bsutoday\/?p=995"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:50:08","slug":"20081112-opc-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2008\/10\/31\/20081112-opc-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowshoe lacing, intro to lead climbing courses set for Nov. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BEMIDJI, Minn.<\/strong> &mdash; The Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center will hold clinics on showshoe construction and lead rock climbing on Wednesday, Nov. 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Snowshoe Construction<\/strong><br>\nFrom 6-9 p.m., the OPC will offer participants a chance make their own snowshoes from a kit.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with a pre-drilled wooden frame, participants will learn to thread nylon laces in the traditional snowshoe pattern and will finish the snowshoes with a coat of varnish. Because of the drying time involved, a second visit to the OPC to complete varnishing will be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Open to the public, the cost is $60 for students and $75 for others. Pre-registration is required, as class size is limited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&bull; Lead Climbing<\/strong><br>\nThe lead climbing clinic will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the climbing wall in the Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center. <\/p>\n<p>Geared toward climbers with some experience, the session will demonstrate the skill of climbing without being attached to a top rope. Lead climbers clip into the rock as they go, setting a course for climbers below them.<\/p>\n<p>The climbing clinic is free and open to the public. The OPC will provide equipment.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the OPC, call (218) 755-2999 or visit its web site at http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/students\/opc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR YOUR CALENDAR<br>\nNov. 12 <\/strong>&ndash; 6-9 p.m. &ndash; Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center hosts clinics on snowshoe construction and lead climbing. Registration fees: Snowshoe construction: $60 for students, $75 for others, all materials included; climbing clinic free; both events open to the public. Advance registration for snowshoe construction course is required. Information: (218) 755-2999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEMIDJI, Minn. &mdash; The Bemidji State University Outdoor Programming Center will hold clinics on showshoe construction and lead rock climbing on Wednesday, Nov. 12. &bull; Snowshoe Construction From 6-9 p.m., the OPC will offer participants a chance make their own snowshoes from a kit. Starting with a pre-drilled wooden frame, participants will learn to thread [&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-995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995","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=995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44328,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995\/revisions\/44328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}