MRP TRS: Rappelling

Leaders
Alex Garcia (Climbing Chair), David Johnson (Climbing Chair), John Walk (Multi-pitch), Odin Achorn (Single-pitch)
Program
School of Rock
Type
Sport climbing, top rope
Trip date
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Difficulty rating
MRP Sport|Trad Track
Prerequisites
MRP Sport|Trad Track Participant

Join us to learn how to safely rappel! Rappelling is a requires skill as you venture further and further off the ground. It is used frequently in self-rescue scenarios and when the descent from a route requires that you rappel. In order to to this safely climbers must be familiar with how to set up a safe rappel and back it up! Though easily done safely, when done incorrectly rappelling is of high consequence.

Time & Place

7PM in the MITOC Office W20-461, 4th floor of the student center

Required Gear

  • harness
  • tubular belay device + locker
  • double-length nylon sling
  • prussik loop + locker
  • 2 additional lockers

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
26
Signups opened at
May 27, 2019, midnight
Signups closed at
June 3, 2019, 5 p.m.
Signups for this trip are closed.