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Sport Climbing Equivalency - Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)

Evaluation outing to receive equivalency for belaying and lead climbing single-pitch bolted (sport) routes.

Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Committee: Seattle Climbing Committee
Activity Type: Climbing
Climbing Category: Rock Climb
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Leader Rating: Casual

Leadership Permission Required
Availability: FULL (12 capacity)
Assistant Leader Availability: FULL (9 capacity)
Registration Open: Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Registration Closed: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Leader's notes

The goal of this evaluation is to enable climbers with substantial outdoor sport climbing experience to obtain equivalency so they can lead single pitch sport routes on Mountaineers rock climbing trips (read about types of Mountaineers climbs) or instruct with the Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes course.

Skills covered include:

Route assessment
Partner checks
Belaying
Rope management
Equipment
Clipping
Sport anchors
Lead climbing
Clean to lower transitions (while remaining redundant through both anchor bolts and without going off belay)

Rappelling, trad climbing, and multipitch climbing are not covered.

Successful candidates for the Introduction to Leading Bolted Routes badge will instill confidence that they can safely lead single-pitch bolted (sport) routes, clean routes, and set up top ropes for others with limited supervision from a Mountaineers climb leader.