Field trip: Basic Climbing Course
Tacoma Basic FT 8 - Alpine Rock II - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
Tacoma Basic Climbing FT 7 - Checkpoint: Lead Belay. Practice: Belay Escape, Rappelling, Rock Climbing Technique
- Sat, Apr 9, 2022
- Tacoma Basic Alpine Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- Moderate
- 8 (8 capacity)
- 4 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This meeting will be held at the Tacoma Program Center. Please be ready to start at 1 PM.
Tacoma Basic Climbing Course FT 7 - Alpine Rock II
Checkpoint: Lead Belay
Practice: Belay Escape, Rappelling, Rock Climbing Technique
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe lead belaying including setup, communication and belay techniques.
- Demonstrate safe lead belaying with a Munter hitch, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Describe and demonstrate safe use of a handline and prusik cord, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Demonstrate a hands-free and transferring load to an anchor, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Describe and demonstrate safe rappelling technique with an extended ATC device with autoblock backup, with some prompting from an instructor.
- Describe and demonstrate rock climbing techniques appropriate to various route features, with some prompting from an instructor.
Rough Agenda:
Introductions (10 minutes)
Belay escape demo (25 minutes)
Munter belay and prusik on handline demo (15 minutes)
*Lead belay checkpoint (25 minutes)
*Munter belay practice (15 minutes)
*Belay escape practice (40 minutes)
*Rappel practice (40 minutes)
Demonstrate and practice rock climbing techniques (60 minutes)
Debrief (10)
* Small group rotation
Badges
students will earn:
Required Equipment
See course manual