Advanced skills for rock climbing

June 28th 2014


Description

Improve your systems for multipitch climbing

This two days training of hard skills will cover methods and
systems
to become self reliant and perform
improvised
self-rescue skills using basic equipment.

This training is ideal for climbing partners wanting to improve
their
knowledge and skills on safety and efficiency.

Topics
– Advanced placement protections and belay stations
– Extended belays
– Station management and improving efficiency
– Managing three and four people in one team
– Ascending and lowering systems
– Self-rescue systems on multi-pitch routes (counterbalance
system)

Prerequisites
– Lead climbing on placed protections for at least one
season
– Building anchors on placed protections
– Knowledge on how to install a rappel
– Knots: clove hitch, munter hitch, figure eight, prussik,
fisherman,
butterfly, etc.

Cost
$50. Please make payment on the first day of the training.
The cost covers the use of the Vancouver section’s gear.

Guest sign-up

Sign-ups are no longer available for this event.