Archive:Son of Rock 2008

Synopsis

Son of Rock is being revisited this year and will be held on a weekend in mid April (before exams) 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.

Date

• April 19^th - 20^th, 2008
  

Location

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 Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 @ 6:30 pm(NOTE THE DATE AND TIME HAVE CHANGED) in the clubroom.There may 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. Duncan Mcphedran(jamming and crack climbing techniques(a hundred thousand tons of gear.))
2. Christian Champagne (Intro to climbing, top rope stuff)
3. Eric Escobar (Saturday: Intro to climbing, top rope anchors, sport climbing, have rack, rope, draws, and I can drive)
4. Mike B (can instruct trad on sunday)
5. Tif- intro or lead sport.
6. Steve Lerch (Draws, Anchors, I can teach some intro climbing on Sat. I will probably want to climb on Sun)
7. Will Whitty (instructing rescue - have all the gear, driving)
8. Jade intro to climbing, top rope anchors, have all gear for top rope anchors, can instruct lead sport but dont have set of quick draws)

• Students

1. Ran Z (carless, self-sufficient w/ rope. learn trad lead )
2. Nathaniel Dolcort-Silver (have nothing)
3. Brittany King (have nothing)
4. Colin Ferster (shoes, harness, no car)
5. Dan Carey (shoes, harness, can drive two people)
6. Eric Escobar (Sunday: taking Mike's trad course [damn, it's Sunrun day, I'll be late])
7. Miriam Gantert (shoes, harness, no rope, no car)
8. Tif(with homie G mike...=))
9. April Hall (would love to learn rescue or could instruct some intro climbing)
10. Helen Fleisig (shoes, harness)
11. Jenny Greenop (shoes, harness, ATC, would love to learn rescue stuff too)
12. Paul Bates (Harness, binas, slings)
13. Toni M. (have gear - no car)
14. Felix H. (have gear - no car)
15. Anne Vialettes (shoes, harness)
16. Alix MacKay (brand new rope, shoes, harness...a bit of gear but no draws, most likely a car, want to learn to lead)
17. Alex Khramov (have shoes, harness can borrow quickdraws, car. want to learn sport leading)
18. Gordon Webb (shoes, harness)
19. Colin Pither (shoes, harness, rope)
20. Bob Lai (wanna learn trad properly and rescue stuff, could instruct intro climbing if needed)
21. Jade (wanna learn more trad stuff-mike!and rescue stuff but only if I can get a lift from eric apres sun run!)
22. Emma V-B (shoes, harness, biners and slings)

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. Nathaniel Dolcort-Silver
2. Brittany King
3. Miriam
4. Ran Z
5. April
6. Dan Carey
7. Paul Bates
8. Anne Vialettes
9. Alix MacKay
10. Stephen Lerch
11. Emma V-B

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.

• Dan Carey (can take 2 plus driver, leaving from UBC, returning Sunday)

1. Passenger 1 and what you will be bringing
2. Passenger 2 and what you will be bringing

• Steve Lerch (can take 2 plus driver, leaving from around UBC (Sasmat), returning Sunday night. I can also take extra gear in my truck)

1. Passenger 1 and what you will be bringing
2. Passenger 2 and what you will be bringing