Direct Aid & Big Wall Technique Step 9
This course focuses on the techniques used in direct aid climbing and help prepare you for a "big wall" climb. You'll learn to test and trust your placements and climb with aid slings and daisy chains. Make trick aid placements, clean a pitch following with mechanical ascenders and pack and haul a grade V or VI haulbag. We will finish the course with techniques to descend or "bail" a route with the haulbag.
Skills covered will include:
- Aid progress with aid slings (etriers) and a daisy chain
- Testing and trusting placements
- Leading and following a pendulum traverse
- Setting up a big wall hanging belay
- Following and cleaning a pitch with mechanical ascenders
- Hauling technique; 2:1, 3:1 redirect body hauling
- Lowering out a haulbag from the lower belay stance
- Backlining and unjamming a haulbag
- Multi-pitch rappelling with a haulbag
Cost: $175
Dates:
Aug 30, 2008 (Sat)
Sept 13, 2008 (Sat)
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