What is the TLIT Series?

The Trip Leader In Training Series (TLIT) is a program that our club runs to upskill the next generation of trip leaders. Over six workshops we will teach a range of technical skills to bring club members one step closer to being one of our club trip leaders and helping to bring the amazing the sports we do to more people.

Moreover, while some workshops are sport specific (such as the sport and trad workshops) we encourage members to attend all events as they teach valuable skills you can use across disciplines.

The workshops will follow the general format of:
-General Ropework
-Abseiling and Canyoning
-Lead Climbing
-Trad Climbing
-Hauling and Rescue
-Behind the scenes as a TL
-Rescue Scenario Day

Who is the TLIT Series for?

These workshops are for people who are interested in becoming trip leaders within UNWSOC and fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Have been participating in club weekend trips for a period of 6+ months
• Have done or doing a Cert III + Outdoor Ed course (TAFE)
• Are a current Trip Leader and want a refresher and/or expand knowledge base
• Have participated in Scouts NSW trips involving ropework and/or training events
• Are okay with pre-learning material before workshops, as there is large amounts of content to cover in one night.
• Have experience with rope sports from clubs or groups

Week Five – Hauling and Rescue Skills

• Demonstrate setups for hauling
  – 2:1 (Counterweight), 3:1, 4:1 (Pig Rig Haul), Complex hauling
• Understand the importance of efficiency on mechanical advantage
  – Biners vs Pulleys
• Understand and implement progress capture devices on hauling setups
  – Microtraxion, tibloc, prussiks
• Demonstrate the lowering of appropriate loads on a releasable setups, including how to retie when loaded.
• Demonstrate the conversion to a haul (Using appropriate loads) starting from releasable setup and biner block setup.
• Demonstrate lowering past a knot with an MMO and Eight block
• Demonstrate abseiling past knots in free-hanging abseil
• Demonstrate ascending of ropes using prussiks and mechanical ascenders, ensuring two point of contact with rope
• Demonstrate tying of a variety of common devices
  – GriGri, Eights and modified eights, tubular devices
• Demonstrate the setup and retrieval of retrievable traverse lines
  – Self belay and Munter belay
• Identify aquatic hazards such as boils, hydraulics, siphons, sieves
• Understand the importance of self-preservation in aquatic rescue
  – Throw bags, Buoyant object rescue

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