Intro to Multipitch Climbing

This saturday I am going to run an Introduction to multipitch climbing. This trip is people who have not done any multipitch climbing, but can lead climb and lead belay. The climb I have selected for this trip is a grade 14, so you don’t need to be a particularly strong climber. I am limiting this trip to 5 people due to practical reasons. We will catch the train up to the mountains on Saturday morning and then walk to climb (about 4km).

The topics I plan to cover are:

• Safety.
• Belay building.
• Communication.
• Rope Management.
• Route Selection and Preparation.

For your personal gear you will need (Can be obtained from the cupboard):

• At least 5 quick draws each.
• A harness with gear loops.
• A long sling each (>1m).
• An ATC Guide each.
• 5 Bolt plates each.
• 4 Locking Carabiners each.
• A Helmet!
• A whistle.
• A head Torch.
• Climbing Shoes.
• Approach shoes.
• Lunch and Water.
• Rain Jacket (even if the weather looks good)
• A rope between two people ( will try to organise this by email today).
• Printed trip notes for the climb ( Part of the learning will be finding the route on your own; the notes can be found here.)
• A small backpack (once you leave the ground, your not going back down for your stuff!).

Please contact me on dpvandermaat@gmail.com once you secured a place on the trip and tell me what gear you own, and what you need to get from the cupboard.