Rock Climbing 401 – Multi-pitch Lead Climbing

Date: November 16 - November 17, 2024

Course Category: Rock Climbing 401-Multi-Pitch Lead Climbing    

Location: North Carolina

Instructor: Dan Riethmuller

The two-day Multi-pitch Lead Climbing Course is aimed at any climber who is currently climbing multi-pitch and wants to refine their skills or a climber leading single pitch climbs who wants to step into the world of multi-pitch climbing. The course looks at the skills taught to guides and covers a myriad of techniques aimed at making you a more efficient and more competent multi-pitch climber. The course will also get some great climbs in too!

• The key skill: TRANSITIONS, moving from leader to belaying the second and back to leader (or swapping leads) quickly
• Guide book/topo interpretation and route finding skills
• Anchor considerations in multi-pitch terrain
• Belay station management, considerations and tricks to speed things up
• Belaying options: plates, locking devices and hitches. Redirects, direct and indirect belays
• Rope management and working with the single rope
• Dealing with terrain problems such as traverses, roofs, arêtes, climbing and protecting these features for the leader and second
• Climbing equipment selection: the climbing rack and extra equipment that should be carried on a multi-pitch climb
• Multi-pitch rappelling considerations

For additional details and pricing see full course listing here.