Multi-pitch Sport Climbing Course in the Laurentians at Montagne d'Argent

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.

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:

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

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 (2 scenarios: passed half the rope or not)
- The leader rescues the second (2 scenarios: passed half the rope or not)
- 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