Climbing Course
Introduction to Multi-Pitch Trad
Introduction to climbing in a multi pitch environment.
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers course.
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
|
|
| Leavenworth |
Sat, Jun 8, 2019
Registration closed Jun 6
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Leavenworth |
Sun, Jun 9, 2019
Registration closed Jun 6
|
0
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Leavenworth |
Sat, May 9, 2020
Registration closed May 7
|
8
participants
8 instructors
|
|
| Leavenworth |
Sun, May 10, 2020
Registration closed May 7
|
8
participants
8 instructors
|
|
| Mount Erie |
Sat, May 15, 2021
Registration closed Apr 30
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
|
| Kick Off Meeting | |||
| Seattle Program Center |
Wed, May 8, 2019
Registration closed May 6
|
0
participants
2 instructors on waitlist
|
|
| Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Apr 2, 2020
Registration closed Mar 31
|
7
participants
9 instructors
|
|
| Skills Review | |||
| Seattle Program Center |
Thu, May 16, 2019
Registration closed May 14
|
0
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Seattle Program Center |
Wed, May 22, 2019
Registration closed May 14
|
0
participants
2 instructors
|
|
| Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Apr 9, 2020
Registration closed Apr 7
|
6
participants
9 instructors
|
|
| Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Registration closed Apr 7
|
16
participants
6 instructors
|
|
| Seattle Program Center |
Mon, Apr 26, 2021
Registration closed Apr 24
|
0
participants
0 instructors
|
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| Multi Pitch Climb - Weekend Field Trip 1 (optional) | |||
| Leavenworth |
Sat, May 25, 2019 -
Sun, May 26, 2019 Registration closed May 23
|
0
participants
1 instructor
|
|
| Mock Multi Pitch | |||
| Mount Erie |
Sat, May 2, 2020 -
Sun, May 3, 2020 Registration closed Apr 30
|
16
participants
9 instructors
|
|
| Tieton River: Royal Columns |
Sat, Apr 24, 2021 -
Sun, Apr 25, 2021 Registration closed Apr 22
|
0
participants
0 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 |
|---|
| Student Gear List Multi Pitch Student Gear list for Multi Pitch module course |
| Carabiner 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. |
| Multi Pitch climbing resources Same as intermediate resources document plus more with the ability to add more |