Climbing Course
Introduction to Multi-Pitch Trad
Introduction to climbing in a multi pitch environment.
Contacts
- Thu, May 10, 2018 - Sun, Jun 10, 2018
- Committee: Seattle Climbing
- Members: $300.00 Guests: $400.00
- Availability: 4 (20 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This course is designed to teach students the skills to complete multi pitch traditional routes at crags. Students will be given time and education to safely and efficiently to lead multi pitch climbs and develop new skills that will ensure they are effective leaders for the multi pitch environment.
The Multi Pitch Trad course has been developed to teach students who already have climbing experience how to place protection with an end goal of climbing multi-pitch traditional routes. Individuals who are not completely comfortable climbing beginning to moderate trad routes on Lead (5.6-5.8) , belaying, and rappelling and Lead climbing on bolts at a minimum of 5.7 indoors and or outdoors may have a very difficult time leading the Multi Pitch Routes we use to teach this course outdoors.
This course will cover the following skills:
- Gear Selection
- Route selection
- Rappelling skills
- Anchor Building
- Racking
- Belay station transitions
- Belay escape
- Ascending a rope
- Exit strategies or "how-to bail"
- Dealing with environmental factors
Badges you will earn:
Leading Multipitch Routes
| Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend Field Trip 2 | |||
| Leavenworth |
Sat, Oct 6, 2018
Registration closed Oct 4
|
4
participants
5 instructors
|
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| Leavenworth |
Sun, Oct 7, 2018
Registration closed Oct 5
|
8
participants
10 instructors
|
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Required:
- one set of Camelots size .3 to a #3
- full set of nuts
- helmet
- harness
- rock shoes
- 2 personal anchors
- 6 24 inch alpine slings with 2 wire gate biners per sling
- 3 locking biners
- auto blocking belay device, ei petzle reverso, BD ATC Guide, mega jel
- nut tool
- 20 feet cordalette, 6M nylon, 5M tech cord or spectra
- smaller Camelots optional; BDC3's, or any other brand
- chalk bag
| Name/Description | Type |
|---|---|
| Course Curriculum Multi Pitch Course details for Multi Pitch Module |
File |
| Student Gear List Multi Pitch Student Gear list for Multi Pitch module course |
File |
| Biner Wrap Omni This is a quick way to oppose two pieces in order to isolate the direction of load on your most bomber piece in a hanging belay anchor. It is inherently omni-directional. |
File |
| Reference Links This document is an appendix to the Multi-Pitch Climbing Course. It provides a useful reference to some of the points we covered in this class. |
File |
| Multi Pitch Trad Application |
File |