MRP TRS: Basic Knots, Belaying, and Basic Gear
- Leaders
- Alex Garcia (Climbing Chair), Asha Park-Carter (Single-Pitch), Bing Shao Chia (Single-pitch, Bouldering), James Hermus (Single-pitch), John Walk (Multi-pitch), Odin Achorn (Single-pitch), Richard Cammett (Multi-pitch)
- Program
- School of Rock
- Type
- Sport climbing, top rope
- Trip date
- Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
- Difficulty rating
- MRP Sport|Trad Track
- Prerequisites
- MRP Sport|Trad Track Participant
Welcome everyone to your first TRS of the MITOC Rock Program! In this session, we'll be going through some essential materials & skills that you'll need going into your first round of weekend trips.
Belaying
- Sport track will practice basic lead belaying
- Trad track will work on more advanced skills like leading/belaying on double ropes
Basic Gear
We'll focus on broadly applicable gear and materials - carabiners, nylon vs. dyneema materials, etc - with track-specific gear covered separately.
Knots
We'll cover the essential knots that you'll encounter during MRP, including tying in/creating a loop, joining lines, connecting to anchors, rigging with slings, and safety situations. We'll also discuss some of the "how" and "why" of knots, and why we choose the knots we do for climbing.
Where & When
Tuesday, 28 May, 7PM in the MITOC Office W20-461, 4th floor of the student center
Required Gear
- harness
- locking carabiners
- double-length sling
- prussik cord
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 28
- Signups opened at
- May 20, 2019, midnight
- Signups closed at
- May 27, 2019, 5 p.m.
- Notes
(1) which track of SOR are you on?
(2) any knots, techniques, or situations you're particularly curious about?
(3) what is the only knot you really need to know, and why is it the trucker's hitch?