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Trad Equivalency

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Trad Equivalency - Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)

Evaluation outing to receive trad equivalency. Skills covered include placing gear, gear spacing, clean and lower, gear anchors and for certain candidates multi pitch transitions.

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Kelsey Blodgett
Kelsey Blodgett
Primary Leader
  • Crag Rock Climb
  • Easy
  • 2 (8 capacity)
  • FULL (4 capacity)
  • Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
  • Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This is an evaluation to receive trad equivalency. We will not be teaching any skills. Students need to have led at least 5 trad routes rated 5.6 or higher if seeking single pitch equivalency and at least 2 multi pitch routes if seeking multi pitch equivalency. Routes in Vantage tend to be vertical and folks should be comfortable leading at least 5.7 for this evaluation. 

Fill out the following form with your climbing experience if you would like to be added to this Equivalency session: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScf_1_u7g6FQDttZfunV_T6AnPZlavvmII8NsVyNm8pc7f2tA/viewform?usp=header

General Experience 
  • Single pitch applicants should have successfully led at least 5 trad routes rated at least 5.6
  • Multi pitch applicants should have swapped leads on or led all of the pitches of at least 2 multi pitch routes, at least one of which should have required gear anchors. 

Single pitch skills

  • placing trad gear on lead (both active and passive), including an understanding of safe gear spacing, zippering, when to extend pieces etc
  • building gear anchors and anchors for bolted climbs
  • clean and lower off a bolted anchor while your climber keeps you on belay
Multi pitch skills
  • demonstrating a multi pitch transition with your partner (rope stacking, gear swap, tying in to anchor safely etc)
  • building a terrain anchors (like a tree or rock) and being able to clean and rappel that anchor
  • multi pitch rappel techniques including connecting two ropes for double rope rappels, saddle bags, pre-rigging rappels using an extended rappel for your partner
  • belaying from the top, lowering from the top, unloading a weighted ATC device

TBD but likely 9am at the main parking lot

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Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Trad rack, harness, helmet, climbing shoes

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