Climbing Anchors & Rappelling -C202-

This clinic presents in-depth knowledge on rock climbing anchors and rock protection (i.e. nuts & cams). The goal of this course is to provide students with an ample tool-set to place protection and build anchors safely and efficiently. 

Concepts like equalization and redundancy are reviewed and several anchor set-ups are presented, allowing plenty of time for practicing after every lesson. Additionally, we touch on rappelling set-ups and cleaning anchors.

 Skills reviewed during this course:  

• Identifying rock quality and anchor loads
• Efficient passive protection (i.e nuts) and spring loaded device (cams) placement
• Standard protocols to build safe belay stations
• Building complex trad and top rope anchors as well as standard sport anchors
• Rappelling and cleaning stations  

Notes: 

• We recommend this clinic to climbers interested in progressing from sport climbing to multi-pitch, trad and alpine rock climbing.
• This clinic and the trad climbing clinic can be booked together as part of a weekend package.