Video tutorials, posters, and a self-guided ASL curriculum e-book for outdoor and indoor climbers
A comprehensive illustrated resource for rock and alpine climbers learning ASL.
ASL for Climbers
Self-paced sign language curriculum,
now available as a print book or digital download
What is included?
- ASL grammar and vocabulary of conversational greetings
- Words of encouragement in climber lingo
- Emergency signs, communication, and behavioral strategies for medical, environmental, and wildlife cautions
- Vocabulary for climbing styles and types for indoor and outdoor systems
- Colors: climbing gym holds
- Numbers and Letters: Yosemite Decimal System
- Vocabulary for climbing gear and equipment
- An instructional guide to the unique concept of ASL classifiers to convey climbing techniques, movements, actions, rope management and route descriptions
- Communication for before, during, and after the climb; including belay commands
- ASL versions of common climber slang
- Vocabulary for making future plans, including weather signs.
- A brief confidence building discussion using ASL idioms and signs, inspired by The Rock Warrior’s Way.
Appendix references
- Communication Strategies for a Multi Pitch Climb
- Inclusion and Kindness Strategies
- ASL Alphabet, with a fingerspelling practice exercise
- Five accuracy checkpoints, known as ASL Parameters
Free Posters
Display a poster in your climbing gym, gear shop, festival or event to
spread awareness about American Sign Language resources.
A free poster displaying route colors commonly used for climbing gym holds.
FREE to download!
Learn and use climbing belay commands in ASL.
Print your copy today!
Learn ASL numbers and letters to express route and bouldering grades with the Yosemite Decimal System.
Coming Soon! Updates on @ASLsnapshots Instagram
Videos: ASL for Climbers
American Sign Language vocabulary and content videos
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Display a poster in your climbing gym, gear shop, festival, information booth, and events to spread awareness of free and low cost American Sign Language resources.