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Taught by Will Whitty.
Taught by Will Whitty.
This course will cover useful techniques such as:
This course will cover useful techniques such as:
<br> Escaping the belay
<br> - review of useful gear (cordelette vs webbing), anchor theory (ERNEST), knots and hitches (prussik, klemheist,autoblock, backman, munter mule, mariner)
<br> Tandem rapel
<br> - escaping the belay and transfering loads
<br> Passing the knot
<br> - rapelling (spider, assisted, counter-weight)
<br> Ascending the rope
<br> - ascending the rope
etc.
<br> - discussion of situations and how to put it all together
<br> - depending on time and interest, we can do more advanced things like pully systems, passing knots, basic aid etc.


== Prerequisites ==
Participants should be comfortable rock climbing outdoors, belaying (ideally a leader), rapelling and familiar with basic anchor theory. Trad experience is not requiered, but familiarity with some of the gear is desirable.


== Pretrip meeting ==
Required Equipment: helmet, harness, belay device and locking biner. Other useful (but not requiered) gear includes biners (locking and non) slings, cordelettes and anything else you want to learn how to use.


There might be a pretrip meeting, to be announced.
== Date ==
April 25th.


== Sign up ==
Meet at 9 am in the Smoke Bluff parking lot
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== Pretrip meeting ==


== Waiting list ==
This already happened
 
== Instructors ==
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#Will Whitty
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== Student Sign up ==
#Eric
#Jasper Clarke<br>
#Kai Chaplin<br>
#Stephen Lerch<br>
#Glen Kim
#Valentina Hui<br/>


== Car sign up==
== Car sign up==


Please list here if you have a car and how many spots you have
It appears everyone is driving up on their own. If you need a ride, contact Will.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 01:01, 7 December 2014

Introduction to Rock climbing rescue techniques

Taught by Will Whitty. This course will cover useful techniques such as:
- review of useful gear (cordelette vs webbing), anchor theory (ERNEST), knots and hitches (prussik, klemheist,autoblock, backman, munter mule, mariner)
- escaping the belay and transfering loads
- rapelling (spider, assisted, counter-weight)
- ascending the rope
- discussion of situations and how to put it all together
- depending on time and interest, we can do more advanced things like pully systems, passing knots, basic aid etc.

Prerequisites

Participants should be comfortable rock climbing outdoors, belaying (ideally a leader), rapelling and familiar with basic anchor theory. Trad experience is not requiered, but familiarity with some of the gear is desirable.

Required Equipment: helmet, harness, belay device and locking biner. Other useful (but not requiered) gear includes biners (locking and non) slings, cordelettes and anything else you want to learn how to use.

Date

April 25th.

Meet at 9 am in the Smoke Bluff parking lot

Pretrip meeting

This already happened

Instructors

  1. Will Whitty

Student Sign up

  1. Eric
  2. Jasper Clarke
  3. Kai Chaplin
  4. Stephen Lerch
  5. Glen Kim
  6. Valentina Hui

Car sign up

It appears everyone is driving up on their own. If you need a ride, contact Will.

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