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Intro to Multipitch
Have you ever wanted to climb higher? How did those climbers get so far up that wall? Take our Intro to Multi Pitch Climbing to find out! Multi pitch climbing allows higher climbing that exceeds the length of your rope by going up one "pitch" at a time, stopping at belay anchors in between.
We will review sport/trad anchors, learn how to belay a partner up after your lead climb, rope management, descend multiple pitches via rappel, and learn essential rescue skills when at height. This class will consist of two full days of instruction with one day at the Seattle Mountaineers and the next day at a local crag. Day one will focus on ground school learning essentials of belaying, transition, and rescue with an optional climb if time allows. Day two will be applying those skills to climbs.
Maximum 2-4 students. Spots will go fast, sign up soon!
*This course will focus on sport routes but the belaying skills can easily be transferred over to do trad multi pitch if you already know how to climb trad. Traditional gear anchors can be gone over by request.
Application
Location
The Seattle Mountaineers and Exit 38
Prerequisites
- Introduction to Sport Leading course from CoC
- Able to top rope a 5.9 sport climb
- Familiar with rappelling (supervised or unsupervised)
OR
- Introduction to Trad Climbing class taken from Climbers of Color
- Able to top rope a 5.6 trad climb
- Familiar with rappelling (supervised or unsupervised)
OR
- Able to top rope 5.9 sport and/or 5.6 trad
- Know how to use a belay device for lead belaying (Grigri or tube style device)
- Knows how to tie oneself in to the rope for climbing
- Familiar with rappelling (supervised or unsupervised)
- Can perform safety checks before climbing
- Familiar with various anchor systems
Dates
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Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16
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Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8
Tuition
$360 - 400 (sliding scale, scholarships available)
Syllabus & Gear List