We will be heading to Pawtuckaway early in the morning to get some real on-the-rock practice with some important rock self-rescue skills.

Who Is This For?

This session is a refresher session and unlike the TRS sessions is not intended to be solely about teaching. The primary goal is for like-minded climbers to come together and collaborate to practice and hone our rock self-rescue skills.

Ideally folks joining will have some experience with rock self-rescue skills either through a formal course, ample experience, or hands-on self-taught knowledge.

Folks who are looking to learn for the first time have no fear! MITOC has organized a formal course which can be found by checking your email for Kyle's announcement.

There may also be a teaching session held later in the season.

When/Where

Pawtuckaway, Saturday April 21st arriving ~9am

Prerequisites

You should know how to tie the following knots or be able to quickly relearn them

• Flat Overhand
• Prusik Loop
• Prusik Hitch
• Munter Hitch
• Mule
• Clove Hitch

You should know the following systems. If you are a bit rusty, or even really rusty thats totally okay! The whole point of this is to clean away that mental rust.

• Load Transfer
• Load Transfer used to escape the belay
• 3-1 pulley system
• Rappelling with another climber

Recommended Skills

You will get the most out of this course if you...

• Have multi-pitch rock climbing experience following or leading more than a small handful of times.
• Regularly lead sport outside