Rock Climbing @ PNHS

Climb & belay with pack

Horizontal climbing – traverse –

climb across the wall without falling

off

Notes & skills (knot tying, belaying)

Written test – 17/20 to pass

Climbing

Responsibilities

Check your route

Take mats off (5th period), put them

up (7th period)

Belay equipment on your route (5th

period)/taking if off (7th period)

Harnesses for your pack – 3 each

Helmets

Do’s & Don’ts

Traverse Wall

Climbing across horizontally, not up

Keys to climbing: Use your legs to hold your weight – move

muscles in your legs than arms

Stay balanced – no awkward off set positioning

Movements should be sideways – open up towards where you’re going

Skills test – Wed/Thurs – get across the wall without falling off

Rock Climbing 101

Adventure Challenge

Priorities

#1 CLIMBER’S SAFETY

#2 HAVE Fun & Challenge

yourself!

Written Test

Fill in the blanks

True/False

90% or better – miss 3 If not, then you’ll retake it the next day

Ropes2 types

STATIC

DYNAMIC – it gives

Never stand on the rope

Ropes should be inspected before &

after each climb

Knots

2 knots the CLIMBER uses:

1. Figure - eight FOLLOW THROUGH

2. Fisherman’s knot

Free or working end – used to tie

knots

Standing end is coiled end

Knots cont.Figure – eight follow through

Climber uses to

tie-into harness

No more than a FIST

away from harness

Must be dressed

Today…

Each pack gets a rope

With a harness on….tie yourself in

and tie the figure eight follow

through and fisherman’s knot

If you are waiting, use practice ropes

** I need to be watching you tie it

to check you off**

Knots cont.

Fisherman’s knot Used to tie up the leftover

rope from the figure-eight follow through knot

Left over does not have to be tied off

Bight A turn of the rope which

does not cross itself

Harness

Above hip bones

TIGHT – no fist through

Remove objects from pockets & tuck clothes into harness

Harness cont.

Do not leave

KNOT tied into

harness

Every climber

must tie into

their harness

Helmets

Safety precatution

NOT OPTIONAL!

Today…BELAY practice/testing

Each pack gets a rope – in MP or

rock wall

Ready to Climb

Now who’s going

to make sure I

don’t fall?!

The Belayer!!!

Belaying requires: Harness

Carabiner

ATC

Tiger Assistant & Anchor

I AM!

CarabinersD shaped

Check for DAMAGE

before using

Tri-directional carabiner Depress GREEN button

Twist

Push open

Belay Devices ATC (air traffic controller)

Friction device (friction principle)

More friction is created on the ATC than pulling pressure on the belayer

There should NEVER be slack on the rope

Belay Device

Gri Gri https://youtu.be/ZS_BMM_ILbs

Setting up the belay equipment

Belay equipment bag/route

#’ed

Belayer’s rope – farthest

from wall

Feed rope through ATC so

WORKING end is on your

dominant side

Clip carabiner through ATC

black loop AND rope loop

TODAY Sit in your packs for attendance

Review belaying and start testing Review in MP

Testing out on the rock wall

For the test, you need to: 1. Give commands including the toes to toes

check

2. Belay properly and lower the knot back down

to the floor

Belaying

Belaying means – SECURE a climber

with a rope (hold fast) If you don’t belay properly, your climber will

BE – LAYING on the floor!)

Secure the climber,

not assist them up

How to Belay NEVER let go of the rope

with your Brake hand –dominant hand

Always stay in the brake(down) position until climber moves up or creates slack

Technique Brake hand: Up, brake, grab,

slide (dominant hand back up)

COMMANDS

Before climb: Climber: On belay

Belayer: (toes to toes check – if ok then…)

***** TENSION ON THE ROPE BEFORE

Belay on _______ (name)

Climber: Can I climb?

Belayer: Climb on, (name)

COMMANDS

During climb: Climber says, “Tension”

Belayer needs to tighten up the rope

Climber says, “Slack”

Belayer needs to release or loosen up the

rope while they are still on the wall

COMMANDSAt the end of the climb: Climber: “Lowering”

Belayer: “Lower on”, With your

hand STILL on the rope, let the rope slide

through your hand letting the slack back

through the ATC.

Climber: Touches the floor,

“Off belay”

Belayer: “Belay off” give them

slack & HIGH FIVES!

Today…BELAY practice/testing

Each pack gets a rope – in MP or rock wall (1-5 in MP, 6-10 rock wall)

With a harness on: 1. Tie a figure 8 on the climbers rope 2. Set up the belay equipment on belayers rope 3. Belay the figure 8 knot above the “climbers”

head

For the test, you need to: 1. Give commands including the toes to toes

check 2. Belay properly and lower the knot back down

to the floor

Belay Team

Tiger Assistant/

Back-up belayer

Primary BelayerAnchor(s)

Belay Team Primary Belayer:

Wearing harness & uses ATC. Toes to Toes check

Tiger Assistant

Back up belayer – seated next to belayer

gathering the standing end of the rope

Anchor(s)

Hold harness of the Belayer in case they lift up

due to climbers weight

Climbing

Never grab rope

Keep rope in between

your arms

Stay on route. Too

much swing if not.

Climbing cont.

Watch above for

falling climbers

Plan your route

90% of climbing =

LEGS

Balance is key to

climbing

Climbing cont. Traverse climbing – horizontal climbing

Smearing is a climbing technique in which you use the friction on the sole of your shoe in the absence of a useable foothold. (foot against wall)

Do all checks BEFORE calling teacher for final check

Make sure to LOG your climbs at the end of the day for your pack

Welcome

Check route schedule on wall

Get 3 harnesses

Review belaying and commands…

Quiz TOMORROW

Today Practice commands & get checked off