How much $ is it to take climbing courses and/or scuba diving?
For certain North Carolina schools, students must complete the Graduation Project… Anyway, I still don’t know what I want to do for mine.. I would like to learn scuba diving maybe, but most of of all i would like to get certified in rock climbing if that is possible… What is the cost of either, especially the rock climbing course?? And does anyone know where any good schools offering the class would be in North Carolina? Preferably near Davidson county?… Thanks in advance!! C;
Serious answers only please.. c;
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There is no real certification for Rock Climbing, there are courses to teach you techniques and how to set up the ropes but its not like you get certified in it. SCUBA diving however is a certification and is good for life. You cant dive without the certification. In the end anyone can rock climb, chances are someone can easily do that for a project- scuba diving however takes usually about 2 classroom sessions and 4 dives to become certified (all included in the certification class).
Rock climbing classes can range from $80 for a couple hours to $300 or more for a weekend class. Scuba diving can range from $150-$300 depending on where you go and what company you get certified with. PADI is a world reknown certification and everyone will accept it.
As far as scuba, here in CA $300 is the average for the course. But you have to buy a mask, hood, fins, snorkel, and gloves so you’d be out around another $200. Then there are the open water dives — should be no cost for shore dives, but some places take you out on a boat and charge extra for that. It may well be worth it, but you should ask these questions ahead of time so you don’t exceed your budget.
Finally, once you are certified, you still need to either buy or rent gear to keep diving. Here in CA the rental fees are outrageous, about $50 for a full set of gear, per day. Makes for a pretty good incentive to buy your own stuff.
Here in Charlotte, it costs around $350 to get your Open Water certificate