Son of Rock

Introduction

Son of Rock is being revived this year and will be held on a weekend in late March or if the weather is bad then it will be held after exams in April. There will be many different stations set up in the vicinity of the smoke bluffs in Squamish. There will be a instructor at each station leading a skill. All ability levels are welcome and no climbing experience is necessary. The types of stations will be determined by who is willing to instruct.
Examples of types of stations

• Rock 1:
  • For people will little or no climbing experience, and who want to learn how to get off the ground safely. Topics covered include tying in, buddy checks, belaying, knots for climbing.

• Basic Anchors:
  • For people with some climbing experience who want to learn how to build anchors and set up top ropes.

• Rappelling:
  • Basic rappelling skills using a figure 8, ATC or similar belay device
  • How to build a carabiner brake in case you lose you normal belay device.

• Rock 3:
  • For people with extensive seconding experience who want to learn how to lead climb. Topics covered include belaying a leader, gear placement and rope management.

• Hip belay for technical climbing:
  • Drop your belay device? With proper technique, you can safely hip belay someone up a steep technical climb. Hip belays are usually only used in general mountaineering on moderate terrain, but they can be applied in technical terrain as well if the need arises.

• Escaping the belay for rescue:
  • Useful to know how to rescue someone especially if you are in a remote area.

• Body rappel:
  • Learn how to transfer all that friction that your belay device usually takes onto your body while not causing any permanent damage to yourself. Note that actually doing this can cause bad rope burn, so wear appropriate clothing (i.e. denim).

Lunch will be a communal potluck style had near the crag. Dinner will be had at the Brew Pub in Squamish to recount horror/joy stories and also to eat drink and be merry. Camping can be had in the chief campground or people can stay at the Squamish hostel.

Make sure that you have all the gear you will need for the day and whatever you plan on doing afterwards if you have any questions ask them at the trip meeting.

Sunday is a do what you want day, where you can put your newfound rock climbing skills to the test. It may be wise to gather a club rope before the trip and the instructors may also have some club ropes that they can lend out for Sunday... remember, these are for top-roping only.

Volunteering and Workhikes

Patient, safe and competent climbers are needed to be instructors for the event. All volunteers get credit for a workhike. Please indicate on the sign up what you are capable of doing. It is ok for you to be both an instructor and student all within the same day.

Son of Rock 2007

Date: March 31^st - April 1^st, 2007 (with the possibility of being moved depending on the, pessimistic weather or the, optimistic weather to April 28 - 29)

We will meet on Saturday in the smoke bluff parking lot at 8:00 am

Pre Trip Meeting

There will be a pre trip meeting on Thursday March 29, 2007 for the trip. Meet at 5:00 pm in the club room. There will also be an opportunity to sign out gear at this time.

Sign up for Saturday instructors and students

Please indicate if you are an instructor and what you would be willing to teach, the climbing gear that you have, and if you can drive.

• Instructors

1. Ben Singleton-Polster (basic belay techniques to some leading and gear anchors if required)
2. Matthew Baker (31st only) (belay techniques, sport leading, top roping, anchors)
3. Will Whitty (escaping the belay, Rappeling including improvised and assisited)
4. Kaja Sadowski (31st only: trad leading and lead belaying with half-ropes)
5. Duncan McPhedran (see above)
6. Cameron Nelin (Bolt Anchors and sport leading)
7. Piotr Forysinski (well, whatever there's demand for... timed prusikking competition anyone? :-)))
8. Christian Veenstra (can instruct some stuff... prussikking, cragging on trad, rappelling)
9. Jeff Mottershead (nut placements)

• Students

1. Sanaz Fotoohi (Rappel, anchors, lead belay,tips and tricks)
2. Eva Wingren (review anchors, setting top rope, carabiner brake, rock 2.5)
3. Marcin Mirski (trad leading, belay escaping+improvised rappelling)
4. Line Christiansen
5. Lærke Christiansen
6. Mike Danilov (interested in review of "basic anchors", fundamentals of lead climbing/belaying)
7. Mark Chui
8. Ben Singleton-Polster (interested in learning some more advanced skills such as rescue and technical belaying)
9. Oliver MacLean
10. Bob Lai (might be somewhere else on the March 31 weekend, to be determined. Can drive if around)
11. Irena Kuca
12. Pawel Mirski
13. Ashlee Jollymore
14. Meghan Anderson
15. Jowen Yeo
16. Glen Kim
17. Adam
18. Matthew Baker (Also interested in learning tips and tricks from any trad-climbing gurus out there)
19. Peter Eugster (possibly coming. Would only be able to go for Saturday)
20. Christian Champagne
21. Piotr Forysinski - fancy practicing body rappels and hip belays!
22. Thomas Becker
23. Natalie Stafl
24. Christian Veenstra - really looking to practice all those skills you read about but still haven't practiced. I'll bring the rock rescue books and we'll run through them together.
25. Andrew Pare (self rescue and hip/body belay, a anchor refresher would be good too)

Sign up for Sunday

Sign up if you would like to stay in Squamish and climb on Sunday so that people other people can know who is staying and plan for the sweet party at the camp ground.

1. Eva Wingren
2. Marcin Mirski
3. Mark Chui
4. Bob Lai
5. Pawel Mirski
6. Irena Kuca
7. Ashlee Jollymore
8. Meghan Anderson (if it is after exams)
9. Matthew Baker (April 29th)
10. Christian Champagne
11. Piotr Forysinski
12. Mike Danilov
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Car Sign up

Drivers please indicate how many spots you have and where you will be leaving from and passengers you are responsible for contacting your driver.

• Driver (number of spots, leaving from, other useful info)

1. Passenger names and what you will be bringing

• Eva Wingren (4 spots, leaving from Kits, only if it's the 31st/1st. have quickdraws & personal gear, someone else please bring a club rope as i cannot afford it)

1. Mark (some quickdraws, locking biners)
2. Piotr Forysinski (half ropes, trad rack with limited camming capacity)
3. Mike Danilov (only harness, biners etc)
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• Kaja Sadowski (5 spots, leaving from 15th and Cambie-ish, not staying overnight; half-ropes and full trad rack)

1. Duncan McPhedran (Kaja's gear)
2. Christian Champagne (Duncan's nuts)
3. Natalie Stafl
4. Christian Veenstra (single rope, full rack, piles of webbing+extra biners)

• Andrew Pare (4 spots, leaving from east Van, rope and sport rack)

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