Trad Basics
- Leaders
- Daniel Jix (Multi-pitch), David Migl (Multipitch)
- Program
- Climbing
- Type
- Trad climbing
- Trip date
- Saturday, May 5th, 2018
- Difficulty rating
- 5.TRAD
- Prerequisites
- lead belaying, lead climbing at 5.9 outdoors, rappelling
This trip is intended to cover the basics of trad climbing placements, techniques, and good practices. Previous SOR participants looking to gain confidence and become more comfortable with their placements are encouraged to join.
Participants should be comfortable lead climbing, belaying, rappelling, and a tolerance for climbing puns.
Trip will consistent of practice placing gear, leads, mock leads, review of good practices, and increasing participants comfort on Trad gear.
Logistics dependent on rain, but tentatively: When: Saturday, May 5th, 9AM - we're all comfortable Where: Echo Crag, New Hampshire
Depending on interest and level of experience in participants a TRS may be presented a week before the trip.
Small holes in your background might be negotiable; Contact Daniel Daniel.Jix@gmail.com with questions.
Leader availability will determine how many participants we can take; I think we will end up with space for 4-8.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 9
- Signups opened at
- April 23, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- April 28, 2018, 9 a.m.
- Notes
- How long have you been climbing?
- What interests you about Trad climbing?
- Do you own Trad gear?
- What sport climbing grade are you comfortable on outside?
- Favorite Calvinball rule?
(Optional) 6. Physical Therapy recommendations? (Foot/Ankle specialist)