June 24 & 25
Rack up, break out the high top shoes, and get ready to send it old school! Start with the basics and learn crack climbing skills along with gear placement, then take your trad skills to the next level with a Trad multi pitch course.
Trad Basics | Advanced Trad | Full Trad Weekend
Trad Basics June 24
Learn the techniques for single pitch crack climbing and get hands-on experience practising placing and assessing trad gear. To get the most out of this course, participants should have some outdoor top roping experience.
Equipment considerations; Taping, shoes, how to rack
Pro[tection]: placing and assessing natural, passive & active
Techniques for cracks; jamming, resting, and mental skills
Practice on top rope or mock lead
Advanced Trad, June 25
Lead single and multi-pitch trad climbs with confidence! To get the most out of this course, participants should have some crack climb and previous sport leading experience is recommended.
Building trad anchors
Rope management; traverses, reducing drag, protecting the second
Techniques for cracks; jamming, resting, and mental skills
Complete a trad lead or mini multi pitch