Top-Managed Climbing Sites
- Mon, Jan 14, 2019 from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Advancing Alpinism
- Tacoma
- iCal
The starting point for some rock and ice climbs is the top of the climb, not the base. This is true for some waterside cliffs, ice gorges (e.g. Ouray Ice Park), practice climbs out of crevasses and occasionally other crags.
In this short clinic I will present methods for lowering a climber down the cliff to the start of the climb, belaying the climber back up and assisting/rescuing the climber if needed.
Pre-requisites: Completion of a Mountaineers basic climbing course, sport climbing course or enrollment in a Mountaineers intermediate climbing course.
Note: Registration priority is given to qualifying Tacoma Mountaineers who are attending the 2019 Ouray Ice Climbing Festival. Enrollment is limited to 10 persons.
Time and place: Tacoma Program Center, upstairs classroom, Monday January 14, 2019, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Cost = $15
Required gear:
Harness
Autolocking belay device (BD ATC Guide recommended).
Autoblock and biner
Large locker for belay device
Locker biner for personal tie in
Two smaller lockers
Double length runner
Several snapgate carabiners
Second autoblock, prussik or other rope grab
Cordelette
2 lockers
Cordelette
Short practice rope (ca. 30-50 ft; or a 30 meter glacier rope).