Intermediate top-rope climbing trip

Leaders
Bing Shao Chia (Single-pitch, Bouldering), Jenny Lin (Single-pitch, Bouldering), Jonathan Lam (Single-Pitch), Phat Vinh Dip (Single-pitch, Bouldering)
WIMP
Tony Zhu
Program
Climbing
Type
Sport climbing, top rope
Trip date
Saturday, April 13th, 2019
Difficulty rating
Intermediate

We're heading to a crag in East Brookfield, MA (~1 hr 15 mins from MIT) for a climbing daytrip.

Where and When:

Saturday 4/13 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Detailed directions and rideshare to follow.

Pre-requisites:

  • You must be competent / proficient at top-rope belaying. We will setup TR, assume there's no sport climbing bc bolts may have been chopped
  • Comfortable climbing 5.8-5.10/5.11s (or at least a willingness to try)

Gear:

  • Helmet -- REQUIRED for all outdoor MITOC climbing trips
  • Harness, climbing shoes, chalk bag
  • Belay device (ATC/grigri, etc) with locking carabiner
  • Lunch / snacks
  • Water
  • Headlamp
  • (optional) personal anchor system & prussik if you want to go over rappelling

Trip is dependent on weather conditions. [Forecast]


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
7
Signups opened at
April 9, 2019, 11:25 a.m.
Signups closed at
April 13, 2019, 9 a.m.
Notes
  1. Can you TR belay? (pre-req)
  2. Climbing experience indoor / outdoors? (so we set appropriate climbs)
  3. Do you have a rope? (not a pre-req)
  4. Do you have a car? If yes, could you drive others? (not a pre-req)
Signups for this trip are closed.