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Introduction to Single Pitch Trad A - Seattle - 2018

Climbing Course

Introduction to Single Pitch Trad A

Introduction to placing traditional gear in a single pitch crack climbing environment.

Contacts

Adrien Ledin
Adrien Ledin
Leader
Andrea Bedlington
Andrea Bedlington
Leader
Nicholas Howard
Nicholas Howard
Leader

This course is designed to prepare students to learn the skills to lead climb single pitch traditional routes at crags. Students will be given time and education to safely and efficiently place gear and develop new climbing skills that will help them break into a new type of climbing.

Students must be already leading sport routes (bolted routes) to be eligible for this course. 

 

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Course Requirements

This course has no scheduled activities.

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Required Equipment

Required:

  • one set of cams 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: BD ATC Guide or Petzl Reverso recommended
  • nut tool
  • 20 feet cordelette, 6mm nylon, 5mm tech cord or spectra
Optional:
  • smaller cams optional
  • chalk bag
Course Materials
Name/Description
Leavenworth and Tieton beginner trad routes

Courtesy of Chase Giltner and mountain project