You’ve taken a transition course for outdoor top-rope climbing a while ago and you are not sure you remember how to do things right ? This crash course is perfect to put you back on track and enjoy SAFE rock climbing with your family and friends.
On demand, contact us!
COURSE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES
- Refresher on rock climbing equipment standards
- Tying knots specific to rock climbing
- Belaying techniques (from the top and bottom of the cliff)
- Building safe anchors on bolts and trees
- Rappel sequence
- Gestures and communication
The TOP-ROPE ANCHOR REFRESHER (1 DAY) 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)
Number of participants per instructor
- Minimum 4 / Maximum 6
Minimum age
- 15 years
Prerequisite
- Participated in an outdoor transition course or have already built toprope anchors outside
Recommendation
- We highly recommand the purchase of this instructional book, a must-have for climbers and mountain lovers.
Schedule for the day
Day 1- 8h
- 8h45 : Reception at the LA LIBERTÉ NORD-SUD hut and hand-out of equipment
- Our hut is 200m from the parking; bring all your belongings
- 9h00-9h30: Assesment of participants’ knowledge (knots, belays and rappelling concepts)
- 9h30-16h00: Practice and theory taught in workshops:
- Rock climbing standards and presentation of the equipment used – review of equipment
- Knots workshop (water knot, double fisherman’s, Prusik, etc.)
- The perfect anchor (number of anchor points, equalized, redundancy)
- Physics of potential falls
- Self-belay at cliff edge (fixed rope, prusik, rappel, etc.)
- Setting up an anchor on trees and bolts
- Rappelling set-up and techniques
- 16h00-16h30: Review of the day and conclusion
- 16h30-17h00: Equipment return and end of day
- Less than 20 minutes, up to a 100m of high difference and 500m of hike to reach the differents crags
Dates:
On demand, contact us!
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 autonomous
If you do not have all of these items, you can rent them here.
- Climbing helmet
- Climbing harness
- Climbing shoes
- 1 self-belaying lanyard (Beal’s Dynaconnexion or equivalent)
- 7 locking carabiners
- 2 type B carabiners
- 2 type H carabiners
- 3 other locking carabiners of your choice (for individual rappelling kit)
- 1 120 cm sling
- 1 240 cm sling
- 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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