Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
Open to students who have completed BCEP or who have a toprope belay card at a climbing gym.
Skill builder on basic rock climbing technique. Taught by a professional climbing coach in partnership with the ICS Committee. Learn a variety of techniques that can be applied to outdoor and indoor climbing such as foot and hand placement, breathing, and process.
Activity Notes
3-hour training and hands-on practice session
This hands-on training session will include a presentation of material about multipitch rock climbing in general, with specific details about the Acker Rock / Peregrine Traverse multipitch alpine rock route, and the bulk of the time will be spent on providing instruction and practice of the multipitch rock skills climbers will need to be successful as a team member. There will be a little time spent on review of basic material including harness checks, rope tie-in, and rappelling with a backup. There will be some time dedicated to covering the logistics of the Acker Rock climb weekend. Lead belaying will NOT be reviewed at this training session.
After this training session, students will be prepared to participate as a member of a team-of-3 for a multipitch rock route.
