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Intermediate - Lead Skills
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1
person |
2
people |
3
people |
4
people |
$590.00 |
$350.00 |
$290.00 |
$230.00 |
WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing courses teaches techniques applicable
to your evolving climbing experience. The natural progression from
Rock Two would be our Rock
Three course, or Rock Specialist.
CUSTOM COURSE LOCATIONS
Victoria
Squamish
Skaha. Penticton
Marble Canyon, Lillooet
Sport Leading - One Day Intensive
COURSE CONTENT
This one day accelerated program focuses on leading progression,
strategies, and anchors for single and multi-pitch sport leads.
You will learn:
· Controlled leading progression.
· Lead climbing strategies.
· Equipment selection, uses & limitations.
· Anchors from a lead climber's perspective.
· Multi-pitch lead climbing and descents.
· Station management.
· How to fall on lead.
· Basic self-rescue techniques.
· Hazard management on long routes.
· Lots of time for climbing in a supervised environment with
feedback from instructors.
We provide all the technical climbing equipment required to participate in the course. The program is run at a 4 to 1 ratio.
COST per person
1
person |
2
people |
3
people |
4
people |
$295.00 |
$175.00 |
$145.00 |
$115.00 |
WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing courses teaches techniques applicable
to your evolving climbing experience. The natural progression would
be our Rock Three course,
or Rock Specialist.
CUSTOM COURSE LOCATIONS
Victoria
Squamish
Skaha. Penticton
Marble Canyon, Lillooet
Rock Three - Leading Gear
COURSE CONTENT
Our 2 day Rock Three course is designed to teach you how
to manage protection on gear routes and prepare you
for the mental challenges of traditional leading on rock. There will be lots
of climbing in a controlled leading progression combined with detailed
feedback on gear placements. This provides you with a sound foundation
for approaching single and multi-pitch lead climbing on gear. You will learn:
· Controlled leading progression.
· Lead climbing strategies.
· Equipment selection, uses & limitations.
· Anchors from a lead climber's perspective.
· Route finding on crag & multi-pitch routes.
· Multi-pitch lead climbing and descents.
· Lots of time for climbing in a supervised environment with
feedback from instructors.
We provide all the technical climbing equipment required to participate
in the course. The program is run at a 2 to 1 ratio. The first day
is spent climbing single pitch gear routes and the second is spent
leading multi-pitch climbs. This course requires strong seconding skills
as a background.
COST per person
1
person |
2
people |
3
people |
4
people |
$590.00 |
$350.00 |
$290.00 |
$230.00 |
WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing programs teaches techniques that
will be applicable to your evolving climbing experience. The next
step on from Rock Three would one of our Specialty
Courses. An alternative to the Rock Three would be our comprehensive
Rock Specialist course.
CUSTOM COURSE LOCATIONS
Squamish
Skaha
Gear Leading - One Day Intensive
COURSE CONTENT
This one day accelerated course is designed to teach you how to take
your lead climbing skills and apply them to multi-pitch gear routes
routes. You will learn:
· Gear selection and racking techniques for different routes
· More about how to place gear
· How to protect your belayer and why it is so important
· How to protect yourself as a leader from hazards
· Station management techniques
· Multi-pitch lead climbing and descents
· Route selection - choosing the best routes for your development
We provide all the technical climbing equipment required to participate
in the course. The program is run at a 2 to 1 ratio.
DATES for 2006
(also available on request)
EQUIPMENT LIST
COST per person
1
person |
2
people |
3
people |
4
people |
$295.00 |
$175.00 |
$145.00 |
$115.00 |
WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing programs teaches techniques that
will be applicable to your evolving climbing experience. The next
step on from this course is to refine your specialist skills in
areas of interest to you. Examples would be our Rock
Rescue or Aid
Climbing courses.
LOCATIONS
Squamish
Rock Specialist
COURSE CONTENT
From gymnastic leads on sport crags to route finding on complex
multi-pitch routes, the Rock Specialist provides thorough presentation
and practice of all contemporary free and aid climbing techniques.
The course includes:
· Climbing workshops progressing in style, terrain, and
difficulty with ongoing coaching and feedback.
· Knots & belay systems supported by a thorough grounding
in their construction and application.
· Using guidebooks, route finding skills in the selection,
inspection and protection of climbs.
· Complete coverage of anchor construction with both "fixed"
& "placed" protection and anchor use in a variety
of circumstances.
· Controlled leading skills progression for leading strategies
from novice to advanced.
· Multi-pitch descents & rappelling backups.
· Equipment selection - use & limitations.
· Improvised rock rescue training.
· "Big Wall" techniques and improvised aid climbing
skills.
Ratios vary throughout the course depending on the activity. This
course is designed to function with climbers of all abilities developing
at a level appropriate to their individual goals. We provide all
the technical climbing equipment required to participate in the
course.
EQUIPMENT LIST
COST per person
1
person |
2
people |
3
people |
4
people |
$3540.00 |
$2100.00 |
$1740.00 |
$1380.00 |
WHAT NEXT?
Every one of our rock-climbing programs teaches techniques that
will be applicable to your evolving climbing experience. This course
is demanding due to both its length and content. Participants should
have a minimum of a solid top-roping background before considering
registration. If you're looking for a less demanding course, we
recommend checking out our Complete
Rock program.
Rock
Two - Sport Leading Sport
Lead -One Day Intensive
Rock
Three - Gear Leading
Gear
Leading - One Day Intensive
Rock
Specialist
