Climbing Course
Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes
Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes - Seattle
Contacts
Randi Simmons
Instructor
Rory Hollins
Instructor
- Tue, Apr 30, 2019 - Sun, Jun 9, 2019
- Committee: Seattle Climbing
- Members: $150.00 Guests: $200.00
- Availability: FULL, 1 on waitlist (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
The Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes Course is a program of classroom instruction designed to equip students with the fundamental technical skills and experience necessary to safely lead climb well bolted single pitch routes. This course includes 4 classroom (indoor climbing wall) sessions at the Seattle Mountaineers Program Center and one outdoor crag field trip.
Instruction Topics:
- Lead belaying
- Route risk assessment
- Climber / belayer communication
- Rope management
- Face climbing techniques
- Clipping techniques
- Clean anchors & rappel -or- clean & lower
Badges you will earn:
Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes
Lead Belay Certification
Top Rope Belay Certification
Course Requirements
This course has no scheduled activities.
Roster
Required Equipment
Course Equipment: See attached gear guide in Course Materials tab for details!
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rock shoes
- Belay (and rappelling) gloves
- Two personal anchors (or one PA and a sewn runner) & 2 Locking carabiners
- ATC belay device & one large pear shaped carabiner
- Rappelling auto-block (i.e. a hero loop or small 6mm sewn cord or hollowblock)
- 6 quick draws
- Anchor material (i.e. two alpine draws - with 4 locking carabiners) - Will discuss in first lecture
- Optional: assisted breaking belay device (i.e. Grigri)
Course Materials
You must register for this course to see course materials.