BCEP Knot Night is an evening where your team will get together to go over BCEP knots and how to tie in to the rope.

Activity Notes

This session will be a warm-up for our Belay & Rappel practice coming up on March 17th.Ê The goal of this session is to become proficient tying the commonly-used knots in mountaineering ? and to learn the basics of belay and rappel technique.ÊPlease review your knots before this session.Ê We will be practicing them on your Êhikes.Ê You can also check out:Ê www.animatedknots.comÊ for a description of how to make a knot. Topics will include: Making prusik slings & setting up your personal safety leash. Belay technique:Ê anchoringÊ in direction of pull (A-B-C), mechanical device, signals. Rappelling: clipping in, BARK, mechanical devices, auto-block, anchors, signals. Passing protection on a fixed line. Rope coiling. You will need to bring all of your required BCEP gear to this session.
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