TRS - Sport Anchor Cleaning

Leaders
Bing Shao Chia (Single-pitch, Bouldering), Jenny Lin (Single-pitch, Bouldering), Jonathan Lam (Single-Pitch), Phat Vinh Dip (Single-pitch, Bouldering)
Program
Climbing
Type
Sport climbing, top rope
Trip date
Friday, September 14th, 2018
Difficulty rating
Intermediate
Prerequisites
watch this prior to the TRS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzmbTHe_ql0

This will be an excellent compliment to the upcoming MITOC Rock Program. Need to freshen up on or learn how to properly clean sport anchors? This is useful for you when you are: (1) top-roping and the last person on the climb, or (2) sport-climbing and the last person on the climb. All outdoor rope climbers (whether TR or sport) should learn how to clean anchors. It's a valuable skill to have and will majorly enhance your outdoor game!

What We'll Cover:

  • A short demo on sport anchor cleaning.
  • Hands-on practice practice practice.
  • Here's the handout

Where and When:

  • Fri Sept 14 @ 8-10pm
  • MIT Wall (Walker Memorial Hall rm 303)

What to Bring:

  • Harness, climbing shoes, belay device
  • locking carabiner
  • Personal anchor system (i.e. double sling, metolius PAS, Petzl connect adjust, etc)

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
6
Signups opened at
Sept. 8, 2018, 7:27 p.m.
Signups closed at
Sept. 12, 2018, 9 a.m.
Notes
  1. What is your climbing experience? (TR, sport?)
  2. Have you cleaned sport anchors before?
  3. Favorite outdoor climb so far?
Signups for this trip are closed.