This two-day course will allow you to be fully equipped to climb multi-pitch sport routes. The emphasis is on self-rescue on the second day.
The course takes place over 2 consecutive days (typically Saturday and Sunday). You select the date of the first day and the second day is automatically the next day.
COURSE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES
- Knowing how to tie specific knots and set up climbing anchors that are appropriate for multi-pitch
- Properly install SPORT climbing protection
- Efficient rope management on a multi-pitch route
- Options and strategies for belaying the leader and the second
- Being able to rappel safely down a multi-pitch
- Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for self-rescue when practicing lead climbing.
- The course takes place on “school wall” at Montagne d’Argent
- Less than 60 meters high
- Difficulty between ratings 5.4 and 5.10
The sport multi-pitch course includes:
- FQME and AGMA certified instructor
- Technical and instructional material
- 20$ discount on the book Freedom of the Hills (value of 45$ – promo code Freedom)
The sport multi-pitch course doesn’t includes:
- Entry fee per person to Montagne d’Argent ($14 per person per day)
Number of participants per instructor
- Minimum 3 / Maximum 6
- Create a group of 6 people and 1 is free:
- Enter this promo code when registering to take advantage of your free offer: groupede6
Minimum age
- 15 years
Pre-requisite
- To have taken our Sport Climbing Courser or have sufficient experience as a sport climbing leader
Day 1 schedule:
- 8:45 AM Reception at the LA LIBERTÉ NORD-SUD hut and hand-out of equipment
- Our hut is 200m from the parking; bring all your belongings
- 9:00-9:30 AM: Assesment of participants’ knowledge (knots, belays and rappelling concepts)
- 9:30 AM-4:00 PM: Practice and theory taught in workshops:
- Rock climbing standards and presentation of the equipment used – review of equipment
- Knots review workshop (water knot, double fisherman’s, Prusik, etc.)
- Anchors for multi-pitch (number of anchor points, equalized, redundancy)
- Physics of potential falls
- Climbing a 2-pitch sport route
- Belaying techniques for the leader and the second
- Rope management at the acnhor
- Multi-pitch communication
- Multi-pitch rappelling setup and techniques
- 4:00-4:30 PM: Review of the day and conclusion
- 4:30-5:00 PM: Equipment return and end of day
Day 2 schedule:
- 8:45 AM: Reception at the LA LIBERTÉ NORD-SUD cabin and hand-out of equipment
- 9:00-11:00 AM: Assessment of participants’ knowledge (knots, belays and rappelling concepts)
- 11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Practice and theory taught in workshops:
- Knowing how to react in an escalating crisis situation
- Being able to evacuate a leader or a second
- How to safely use a minimum of equipment
- Getting out of the belay chain
- Tandem rappel and counterweight rappel
- The Second rescues the leader
- The leader rescues the second
- Hauling systems (3 for 1 and 5 for 1)
- 4:00-4:30 PM: Feedback about the day and conclusion
- 4:30-5:00 PM: Equipment return and end of day
Dates:
This course can take place every weekend from May to October if we have a minimum of 3 participants.
10% discount on reservation during the week (promo code: 10%semaine). Contact us at 438-871-7133.
Date changes, cancellations and refunds
Personal equipment to bring
- Lunches and snacks
- At least 2 L of water
- Polar vest (depending on the season)
- Windbreaker
- Day backpack (30-40 L)
- Tuque and gloves (depending on the season)
- Change of clothes for the return trip
- Lip balm and sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Camera
- Insect repellant
- Swimsuit (depending on the season / swimming opportunity)
OPTIONAL personal equipment to bring (in our opinion, and for your safety, you should always have these items with you on your outdoor adventures):
- Basic first aid kit
- Flashlight (frontal, if possible)
- Lighter
- Pocket knife
Rock climbing equipment to bring
Note: The list below is recommended in order to be independent
If you do not have all of these items, you can rent them from us by the piece or for $25 (taxes included) per day for the kit
- Climbing helmet
- Climbing harness
- Climbing shoes
- 1 self-belaying lanyard (Beal’s Dynaconnexion or equivalent)
- 7 large locking carabiners
- 2 runners (120 cm each)
- 1 cord (6 m of 7-mm cord)
- 1 cord (2 m of 7-mm cord)
- 1 belay device (Reverso, ATC, etc.)
Recommendation
- We highly recommand the purchase of this instructional book, a must-have for climbers and mountain lovers.
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