Description

This 2-day course introduces participants to lead climbing using gear for protection. The emphasis of the weekend is on placing gear
(camming devices, nuts, etc.) and
evaluating placements.

Participants will be have the opportunity to practice gear placements on mock leads as well as
have their placements evaluated by the instructors and other members of the group.

Curriculum:

Practice and evaluate gear placements.

Racks and racking.

Clipping techniques.

Avoiding rope drag.

Impact forces and fall factors.

Gear anchors.

Mock leads and (if progress permits) real leads.

Prerequisites:

• Top-rope climbing experience: belaying and anchor building.
• Minimum required climbing skills: 5.9 (5.10a indoors); of particular importance are crack climbing skills.
• Rappelling experience.
• Knots: Clove hitch, Munter hitch, Fig.8, Prussik, etc.

In addition to signing up via the calendar, you must also fill out this Course Application Form to participate in
this course. (the link will open in a new tab or window).

Applicants who sign up for this course will be reviewed prior to acceptance into the course.

Please also download and read the course handout ahead of time.

Selection Criteria:
All applicants must fulfill the course prerequisites.
If within the first week after the event was posted to the calendar more than 8 qualified members sign up for the event, applicants
are selected by the number of events of the ACC Vancouver Section they have attended in the past.
Otherwise selection is by
order of signup.