Description
Gear list and course description
Prerequisite – Can lead climb and lead belay on sport routes. Grades are not important.
Instructors – Anna Scheirlinck. Ratio of 1 instructor to 4 students.
Objectives – In this 2 day course you will safetly learn:
- The essence of trad climbing, learning from the ground up.
- How to read routes and guides.
- Learning how to place protection with cams, slings and nuts using the natural protection of the rock.
- Building anchors that you can belay from.
- The art of belaying including signals and vocal comunication.
- Climbing techniques that will help you with trad climbing.
- How to progress and different locations for trad climbing.
Dates: This course with run over Saturday and Sunday from approximately 8:30am – 5:00pm on the 12th and 13th of April.
Location: The course will meet at the base of the Port hills in Christchurch and ride share to the climbing crag. If neccessary due to bad weather, the YMCA will be used to teach the course, the cost will be included in the price. More details will be shared prior to the start of the course.
Cost: $350 per person (CMC members only)