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A 2 day comprehensive course covers protection placement and removal, belaying the leader, lead strategy, fall factors, and crack climbing technique.
Goal: To safely lead single pitch gear routes using efficient crack climbing technique.
Objectives: Through discussion, demonstration and participation you will be able to:
- Develop strategies to safely and efficiently lead a route,
- Choose from a variety of ways of building, selecting and racking gear,
- Utilize direct and redirected belays,
- Assess quality, direction of loading & strength of gear placements,
- Utilize runners to minimize rope drag,
- Build uni-directional and multi-directional anchors and placements,
- Select clipping stances, and,
- Develop crack climbing skills and techniques.
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2 day |
$255.00 |
4:1 |
Day 1: 8:30AM - 4:30PM – Location:
Squamish (meeting TBA)
Day 2: 8:30AM - 4:30PM – Location: Squamish (meeting
TBA)
Call us for course dates. 604-905-7625
Or, hire a private guide for you and your group, see Private
Guiding for rates.
Prerequisite: Top-rope anchors course or equivalent experience is required. Sport lead climbing experience.
Equipment required: Harness, 2 locking Carabiners (preferably pear shape), 4-6 D-shape non-locking carabiners, ATC style belay device, climbing shoes, prusik (1.5 meters - 7mm accessory cord), cordalette (5-6 meters - 7mm accessory cord), 6-8 quickdraws, 2 shoulder slings, 50-70m climbing rope. Recommended but not required: selection of cams and nuts.
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