Multipitch Climbing

Pre-Course:

• • Confirm gear and course venue

Day 1: Ground School & Systems Practice:

• • Introductions, equipment check, and safety overview

• • Review of knots, hitches, team communication

• • Review of anchor principles and belaying from above with plate-style devices

• • Rope management and anchor transitions

• • Special scenarios - hauling, lowering on a plate, and dropping a loop

• • Lunch

• • Protecting the leader near the anchor and belaying off the anchor

• • Descent strategies, rappelling, practice

• • Debrief and preparation for Day 2

Day 2: Application on Real Routes

• • Warm up, day overview, review of previous days skills as needed

• • Guided multi-pitch climbs focusing on efficient transitions and communication

• • Lunch

• • Descending practice

• • Course debrief, next steps and progression planning

Clothing & Gear:

• • Comfortable, weather-appropriate outdoor clothing

• • Closed-toe approach shoes or light hiking shoes

• • Climbing shoes

• • Food and water for two full field days

• • Daypack (Must fit all required equipment with room for group gear. We recommend 20-30L.)

Technical Equipment:

• • Harness

• • Helmet

• • Belay device (auto-blocking plate style device preferred)

• • 4 locking carabiners

• • 1 20’ 7mm cordelette or quad length sling

• • 1 sewn or joined prusik loop

• • Personal Anchor System or Double Length Sling

• • Nut tool

• • 1 full trad rack per team (provided or shared as needed – gear based on course venue)

• • 60m dynamic rope (provided or shared per team)