MRP TRS: Multi-pitch Sport (and why you need self-rescue)

Leaders
Alex Garcia (Climbing Chair), Christina Chang (Single-pitch), Cole Crawford (Single-Pitch), David Johnson (Climbing Chair)
Program
School of Rock
Type
Sport climbing, top rope
Trip date
Thursday, June 13th, 2019
Difficulty rating
MRP Sport Track
Prerequisites
MRP Sport Track Participant

In this TRS, we'll explain the basics of multipitch sport climbing (bolted protection and anchors).

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
  • prusik loop + locker
  • 2-4 additional lockers
  • (optional) cordelette

Target Skills

  • Sport anchors
  • Belaying from above
  • Fall factors
  • Wandering routes and rope drag
  • Communication
  • The importance of self-rescue skills (escaping the belay, ascending the rope, rappelling and belaying without a belay device, lowering and hauling a second) and why you should take a self-rescue course

Useful Knots to Know

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
16
Signups opened at
June 3, 2019, midnight
Signups closed at
June 12, 2019, 5 p.m.
Signups for this trip are closed.