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Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Seattle Basic Alpine Field Trip #4 - Rock Evaluations - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Basic Field Trip #3 - Rock Evaluations, make-up session
- Tue, Apr 30, 2019
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 13 (14 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Basic Field Trip #3 - Rock Evaluations, make-up session
6:30pm in the foyer, we will practice on the South wall till 9pm
Climbing, Belaying, & Rappelling, ... on the climbing walls.
Activities:
- Rappelling, safe rappel rigging, and connecting into an anchor.
- Able to identify safe anchor rigging.
- Belaying a second, belaying a leader, and belay tie-off.
- Climb 3 or more top-rope routes on the south plaza climbing wall,
- Friction climbing.
- Advanced rappelling; including difficult starts (sit-n-spin), no extension options, & alternate rappel method (3 locking carabiners).
Badges
students will earn:
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Equipment: Be sure to bring all the gear listed below. Mark your equipment so that you will be able to identify it when it gets mixed in with other gear.
- Helmet
- Harness
- Belay device
- Belay gloves
- 1 large, locking pear-shaped carabiner ("HMS" or "Pearabiner")
- 2 locking and 6 non-locking carabiners
- 3 60cm (single), and 2 120cm (double) sewn or tied runners; 2 sewn runners (120 cm and 60 cm)
- (2) 2' Prussik Loop (aka Hero Loop). A 4' length of round accessory cord tied into a loop = a bit less than 2' length.
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