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:3055@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T180000 DTSTAMP:20220915T133259Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/training-day-practical-rope-skills / SUMMARY:Training Day: Practical Rope Skills DESCRIPTION:Hi UNSWOCers\,\n\nDate: September 17th 2022: 10am - 5pm.\n\nLoc ation: Yellow Rock Lookout (End of Yellow Rock Road)\, Yellow Rock\, Blue Mountains. Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/uL2MgH717H6qsFgHA\n\nThis training is suitable for members who have been in the TLIT course\, or who have a gra sp of  intermediate skills such as prussiking\, anchor building\, descend ing and hauling (What was covered in the Trip Leader in Training Series la st Term).\n\nIt is open to all current members to attend.(Please sign up v ia website for insurance coverage)\n\nNote\, it is an advanced day\, there will be more opportunities for learning beginner skills throughout term 1 and 2.\n\nThe idea is to have small groups of 4-5 work through a scenario . So everyone is learning at the same time.\n\nPlease let me know if you a re an experienced trip leader and would like to help out\, we need at leas t 3 trip leaders to help run the day smoothly.\n\nIf you have a spot/ need to carpool\, please comment below in signups.\n\n \;\nWhat to Bring?\ nMandatory Gear\n(What you need to bring - either personal or you collect from gear cupboard)\n\n Helmet (climbing)\n Harness\n Head-torch (Sessi on may extend into evening depending on how group is feeling)\n Personal Safety Sling with krab.\n Prussik loops/ascending gear suitable for ascen ding\n Descender and ATC/gri gri (Figure 8\, canyoning device or ATC (bri ng both if you have))\n Sun protection\, (Glasses\, Hat\, Suitable clothi ng\, sunscreen)\n Clothing &\; footwear: (Suitable warm and wet weathe r gear to be outside for whole day)\n Food and water for whole day (Lunch \, Snacks\, hydration - perhaps even dinner)\n\nPlease bring if you have:\ n\n A rope bag or canyoning bag.\n Gloves\, glasses (very helpful for\n Ascending devices (Canyoning specific\, Grigri belay device etc)\n Progr ess capture (Microtrax\, Grigri or extra prussik\, any pulleys)\n VT Prus siks/autoblock prussiks Canyon's and Crags: VT is a great and useful tool\ n Karabiners/cordalette/tape\n The gear you usually have when climbing/c anyoning (Karabiners)\n Whistle\n\n \;\nPre-reading:\nThis session wi ll focus on implementing techniques/ skills you are already familiar with. Feel free to refresh on useful online materials.Particularly the Petzl te chnical documents\, Rick Carlson's Canyons and Crags and also Rope Test La b have excellent materials.\n\n Basic knots and anchors: Figure 8\, alpin e butterfly\, prussik techniques\, Y-hang anchor\, 'wrap 3-pull 2' tape an chor. and  Canyon's and Crags Tape anchors and Canyon's and Crags: VT is a great and useful tool\n  Rope mobility (Ascending up a rope\, locking off a descending device mid rope\, knot passes)  Petzl's guide to locking off\n Lowering a stuck climber/canyon-er (Releasable ropes figure 8 bloc k or MMO) Canyon's and Crags MMO\n Hauling a stuck climber/canyon-er (Bas ic 3 to 1\, basic 5 to 1\, how to use progress capture devices Canyon's a nd Crags Hauling also Petzl guide to hauling with progress capture\n Othe r equipment that is useful: See Canyon's and Crags Useful Cordeltte\n\nBre ndan.\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR