BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3740@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260302T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260228T060815Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/learn-to-lead-st-peter-indoor-clim bing-gym/ SUMMARY:Learn to Lead @ St Peter Indoor Climbing Gym DESCRIPTION:Howdy Everyone!\n\n(This is definitely not a stolen post)\n\nHa mmy\, Mercedes\, and Keith will be running a Learn to Lead at Sydney Indoo r Climbing Gym at St Peter’s next Monday 2nd of March at 7 pm. You will need to be comfortable with top rope climbing as a minimum experience. Lea d climbing experience is not necessary. This means being able to both clim b and belay comfortably and competently. However\, if you’ve lead climbe d before and just want some more practice and pointers\, or to get your St Peter’s lead pass\, we’d love to help you out! Below is a helpful pre lude by Amelia:\n\n \;\nWhat is Lead Climbing?\nSome definitions for t hose who are unsure:\n\nTop roping is how you normally climb in indoor gym s. The ropes are already set up\, and all you need to do is climb while yo ur belayer takes in the slack as you go. If you fall\, you hang in the sam e spot.\n\nLead climbing is a bit more complicated. When you go climbing o utdoors\, the ropes aren’t already set up. So\, the climber will have to put up quickdraws along the route to clip the rope into as they go. If y ou fall and you’re above the bolt with the quickdraw\, you can fall a fe w metres. In indoor gyms like St Peter’s\, the quickdraws are already in place. For outdoor climbing\, you’ll need to carry them with you and pl ace them yourself.\n\n\n\nWe will be teaching how to lead belay with two d evices: GriGri and ATC. You’ll be placed in a group of three and doing “mock leading” where one person will top rope belay you\, and the othe r will be lead belaying you. St Peter’s does not allow leading with ATC\ , so only mock leading will be allowed with this device\, which is still g ood practice for outdoor trips. If you’re competent with a GriGri\, you can do your lead test and move from mock lead to lead climbing and belayin g. You are not allowed to lead a climb without passing a test from the gym staff.\n\nWe can also teach how to clean anchors if we have time.\n\n&nbs p\;\nMock Leading\n\n\n\nPre-Reading\nIf you’re keen to come along\, hav e a read-through of the following resources:\n\n How to Lead Climb\n How to Lead Belay (ATC)\n How to Belay with a GriGri\n Petzl Access Book 1: Belaying (Page 10 in particular)\n Petzl Access Book 5: Sport Climbing\ n\nBonus:\n\n How to Clean a Sport Anchor\n\n Note that the club teaches to use a safety/personal anchor system (PAS) instead of a second quickdra w.\n\n\n\nCost\nNote that all attendees will need to pay the St Peter’s entry fee. For UNSWOC members who are uni students\, we have a discount on Mondays\, Wednesdays\, and Fridays that will reduce entry to $14.50. Plea se bring a club card and a student card. If you do not have a club card\, you can show that you're an active member by logging in to the club websit e and showing when your membership expires.\n\n\n\nHow to Attend\nTo atten d\, sign up below and answer the following in your comment:\n\n Your clim bing experience\n If you’ve lead climbing or lead belayed before\n Wha t you’re hoping to learn (e.g.\, try lead for the first time\, tips and tricks to improve\, or help in getting your lead pass)\n If you could tur n anything non-edible into an ice-cream flavour\, what would it be?\n\nAls o\, please make sure that a link to your Facebook is included on your UNSW OC profile so you can be added to a group chat. If you don’t know how to edit this\, please include it in your comment.\n\nKeen to see you there! If you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to Hammy on Facebook CATEGORIES:Climbing,Indoor Climbing LOCATION:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sydney+Indoor+Climbing+Gym+St+Pe ters/@-33.9103048,151.1715164,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b12b0454c7d37 db:0x4baf65e798782e91!8m2!3d-33.9103048!4d151.1740913!16s%2Fg%2F11hcr93dvh ?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwOS4wIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D&skid=6db24e23-0d24-48 cf-b93b-04f88f7fe64f END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR