Introduction to Multi-Pitch Trad A

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 field trips take place in Squamish, British Columbia. All participants should, therefore, have a passport.

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

Successful completion of Intro to Single Pitch Trad course is a pre-requisite to this course. If you are part of the Intermediate Climbing Package 2020, you'll be able to pre-register for this course beginning on Jan 15th, with actual enrollment contingent upon graduation from Single Pitch.

Module students will be able to register starting Feb 1. If you have been accepted to a Single Pitch Module for 2020 but haven't completed the course and thus don't have the Leading Trad badge yet, please forward your single pitch acceptance confirmation email to leader Sam Wilson and he can offer you a spot. For those interested in taking this course without having taken Single Pitch, but believe they can demonstrate equivalent skills to qualify, please submit a completed application form (found under the "Course Materials" tab of this listing) and a leader will be in contact with you to discuss your application.

Please note this course is best for climbers who are confident leading 5.7 trad and following 5.9 trad. Others leading at lower grades should consider the Leavenworth module.