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Traditional Climbing Course - Field Trip #2

Field trip: Traditional Climbing Course

Traditional Climbing Course - Field Trip #2 - Squamish

Review FT #1 lessons and begin mock lead and lead trad routes

Contacts

Tristan Steed
Tristan Steed
Primary Leader
  • Thu, Aug 19, 2021 — Sun, Aug 22, 2021
  • Traditional Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Rock Climb
  • Adults
  • Crag Rock Climb
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)

Squamish, BC

  1. Demonstrate how to make crack gloves
  2. Demonstrate how to remove nuts and tricams and various other cams
  3. Discuss various types of cracks
  4. crack sizes 
  5. type of rock (smooth v. textured)
  6. flared cracks
  7. Offwidth
  8. Parallel and horizontal cracks
  9. cam walking in cracks
  10. Split up into teams with instructors and practice building trad anchors.
  11. Mock lead and lead sport and trad routes
Route/Place

Squamish

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