BCEP 2023: Team 21 MMC Rock Wall Session #2

Activity Notes

We will have the following stations:

1) Belay/Rappel station: Student #1 belays Student #2 as they climb. At the top of the pitch Student #2 moves to adjacent station to rappel. Student #1 then switches to climbing while Student #3 belays. Continue this rotation. An instructor will always back up student belayers and provide a firefighter belay on rappels. 2-3 instructors.

2) "Vertical" fixed line along the walls (not rock walls) station: Practice tying a Prusik hitch and clipping through protection. 1 instructor.

3) Horizontal fixed line along the walls (not rock walls) station: Understand the difference between a Prusik and Lobster claws. Where/why do we use one verses the other? 1 instructor.

4) Running belay station: A team of 3-5 students will set up for glacier travel, including Prusiks, and demonstrate the ability to communicate as a team and to clip through protection.  This will hopefully be outside, but may have ton happen on the MMC stairs.

5) Belay from above station: Student #1 belays Student #2 from above to the top of the stairs. When Student #2 finishes Student #1 can either walk down the stairs or rappel. Student #2 then belays Student #3. Initially on the stairs to the rope room. 1 instructor. Possibly moving to the rock walls. which will require 2 instructors.

6) Ascending station: Ascending a rope with Prusiks. Demo then practice. 1 instructor. Stations 1-4 will be set up first. We will set up stations 5-6 later in the session after everyone has gone through the first 3 at least once or when there is a bottle neck at station 1.