Rock Anchoring Clinic Step 4
Donner Pass
This course studies, evaluates and practices setting up both natural and artificial climbing anchors. We'll study how to safely evaluate the anchor site, placement of wedge-shaped nuts and mechanical camming devices along with appropriate methods of equalization to form a master point.
We will compare strategies for multi-point anchors for top-roped climbing as well as setting up anchors for lead-through multi-pitch climbing.
Skills covered will include:
- Understanding redundancy to build safe anchors
- Top rope natural and artificial anchors
- Safety near the edge
- Throwing a rope to the ground
- Placing and removing Stoppers and camming units
- Self-equalizing and pre-equalized anchors
- Top belay station management
- Belaying with redirect vs. direct belays
- Anchoring a retrievable rappel
- Rappel backups
- Rope care and coiling
Cost: $155
Dates:
May 18, 2013 (Sat)
June 1, 2013 (Sat)
June 29, 2013 (Sat)
July 20, 2013 (Sat)
July 27, 2013 (Sat)
Aug 17, 2013 (Sat)
Sept 7, 2013 (Sat)
Sept 14, 2013 (Sat) |
Prerequisites
- Harness tie-in with figure eight knot
- Basic belaying - holding a fall, lowering with a standard belay device
- Climbing 5.6 on a top-rope
- Basic rappel (optional)
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