Toprope Anchoring:
This training program is designed to provide technical proficiency
in the set up of a toprope rock climbing site. The desired outcome
is to gain a useful understanding, through exposure and practice,
of the skills and systems needed to be independent at a top-roping
rock site. The systems that will be taught are applicable if the
cliff is accessible from the top.
Clients with no prior climbing experience will find two or three
days necessary to take in, process and retain the information
outlined below.
Outline:
- Exposure: The client will observe as the guide demonstrates
different anchoring techniques using natural anchors. A natural
anchor is defined as a tree or boulder. An artificial anchor
may include chocks or spring-loaded devices that fit into cracks
in the rock. The focus will be toward natural anchors, creating
a base of information from which the client can proceed to utilizing
artificial anchors.
- Practice: The client will then practice setting
anchors on the cliff top while the guide observes.
- Rappel instruction
and practice using the client’s anchor.
- Top-rope climbing
instruction and practice using the client’s
anchor.
Skills:
- Knots
- Figure 8 family (basic 8, follow-through 8, figure-8-
on- a- bight)
- Bowline
- Water Knot
- Double Fisherman's
- Prussik
- Clove Hitch
- Climbing Equipment and Basic Skills
- Discussion and demonstration (Caribiners, Camming units,
Chocks, etc.)
- Harnesses, helmets, knots, coiling a rope, rope care
- Belaying: equipment, techniques, backing up belays, communication
- Discussion on what type of personal equipment is appropriate
for the client to own
- Anchoring Details
- Bolts, natural features, artificial placements and vectors.
- Creating a common point (Master Point)
- Rappelling
- Rappelling devices (Figure 8, Plate device, improvised
techniques)
- Back ups: top and bottom belays
- Self-belay: friction hitches (Prussic/Autoblock/ Kleimheist
Costs:
- 1:1 - $225.00 each
- 1:2 - $150.00 each
- 1:3 - $125.00 each
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