Seminar
Climb Leader Seminar - Logistics and Climb Management - Online Classroom
Front & Backcountry Climbing Leader Seminar. This session will focus on the requirements, logistics, liabilities, and nuances of being a climbing leader
- Tue, Sep 13, 2022
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Adults
- Casual
- 1 (16 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
6pm Zoom
This seminar is an introductory seminar for those interested in being Foothills Climbing Leader applicants, both Front and Back Country.
Planned Topics
- Setting up climbs
- Using the Mountaineers system
- location selection
- open vs leader permission
- pre trip planning/communications
- deciding group size
- Leader permission & liabilities
- Overriding badge requirements
- Liability when leading climbs
- Official communications
- Renting/borrowing gear (PLB, ropes, hardgoods, etc) from the Mountaineers
- On the climb
- Group decision making and risk mitigation
- Things I wish I knew as a first season rock/glacier/climb leader
- Likely problems and how to deal with them
- no belay device
- no harness
- no helmet
- rope lead cancels
- damaged rope
- etc…
- Beyond the climb
- Trip Reports
- Mentors beyond Mentored Leads
- Public perception and you
Priority for these sessions as follows
- All current Front and Backcountry Leaders who have not taken this seminar
- Approved Foothills Climbing Leader applicants, both Front and Backcountry.
- Foothills Intermediate Students who are interested in becoming a climbing leader
- Approved Climbing Leader applicants of other branches
- Basic Graduates
If you meet criteria 1 or 2, you have permission to register. Those in criteria 3, 4, and 5 must submit the following information when requesting permission.
- Climbing Education history
- Climbing Resume
- Attestation from your Climbing Committee Chairperson or Leadership Chairperson stating that you are on the climb leader track for your branch.
Required Equipment
N/A