Get ready to boost your alpine skills with inexpensive, bite-sized classes based on specific topics. Topics will include practical self rescue, mechanical advantage hauling systems, belay/ rappel transition tricks, descending and rappelling tactics to increase efficiency, especially with larger groups, building and cleaning sport climbing anchors, map and compass navigation, smart phone GPS navigation.

Activity Notes

  • Sunday Skill Builders: Crafty Rappel Tricks
  • Class date: Sunday Feb 26
  • Registration opens: Jan 26
  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Mazamas Mountaineering Center (SE 43rd and Stark, Portland)
  • Mazamas members $25, non-members $35
  • Recommended skills / experience: previous rappelling experience, know basic climbing knots 

 

New for 2023, the Sunday Skill Builders happen on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, usually from 6 to 9 PM. The second Sunday is more for beginner/intermediate topics, and the fourth Sunday is more for intermediate/advanced techniques.  Registration opens one month before the class. Topics will rotate and repeat, so if you miss one and want to take it, keep an eye out for it again.

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So you know the basics of rappelling. Great, let's learn some more advanced skills!

We'll cover some of the following topics. Please make time to read the links below on my website (alpinesavvy.com) before class; this will make our class time much more productive.

See ya!

John

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