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Jesse Janicula

REI Outdoor School Instructor

REI Outdoor School Instructor Jesse Janicula (Calif. Bay Area), has an AMGA SPI (American Mountain Guides Association Single Pitch Instructor) certification, along with decades of climbing experience.

Latest Articles

  • Skills

    How to Rappel

    87 reviews with an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars

    Learn the basics of rappelling, including preparing at the top of a route, setting up the rappel, using a backup and rappelling down.

  • Skills

    How to Set and Clean a Top-Rope Anchor

    86 reviews with an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars

    Learn what top rope climbing is and how to set up and clean a versatile top-rope anchor: the quad.