During the practice session at the MMC you will have the opportunity to get familiar with basic rock gear and basic rock skills. You'll practice getting into your harness, how to setup your harness, how to tie into the climbing rope, in addition to belaying, rappelling, and ascending a fixed line. This will be done within your BCEP team on the MMC instructional rock walls.

Activity Notes

This is our first opportunity to practice our skills vertically!

We'll be using the Mazamas rock walls to practice rappelling and belaying. We will also have lower angle options available if you do not feel comfortable initially, but we do want everyone to do at least one lap on the rock walls by the end of the session. In addition to this we will cut and tie your Prusik loops, practice fixed line travel, belaying from above, and ascending a rope using those new Prusiks. Please bring all of your gear. The list below is unfortunately not exhaustive since the autoblock is not included.

Bring snacks and drinks as we will be working throughout the session.  Also, the Mazamas Mountaineering Center (MMC) can be chilly so please bring layers to stay comfortable while standing around on the ground and hanging out on the walls.

Other Information
Expected Duration Car to car in one day
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