How to suck less and be more better at…. is
a series
designed to help facilitate ongoing peer
learning. Speakers are
volunteers who feel somewhat knowledgeable and
are willing to
help others achieve basic knowledge in an area-
they are by no
means experts, and may in fact not be the most
knowledgeable
person in attendance. The goal is to help
improve the knowledge
and skill level of all members who participate
on mountain trips
through regular skill updates. Discussion and
participant input is
welcomed during sessions.
So you spent the winter at the gym and now
you're amped to get outside and get
climbing on real rock! Problem is - you don't
want to be reliant on other people
putting up a rope for you.
In How to Suck Less and Be More Better At: Top
Roping - we'll head out to a crag and
talk about setting up top ropes. We'll go over
things like how to access the top of a
climb, how to safely approach the edge, how to
build a simple bolted anchor and how to
clean a route.
Please remember that this is informal education
- there are no professionals here,
just a couple of club members willing to share
how and why they do things - and we
could even get stuff wrong. You should evaluate
what we're saying and decide if it
makes sense to YOU before you trust your life
to anything.
Katherine is a grumpy Kiwi from Vancouver
(she's confused about where 'home' is) who's
been climbing for a bunch of years and worked
as a hiking guide in a past life. A
mountaineering trip to Chile somehow made her
lactose intolerant thanks to a parasite,
so if you want to safeguard your food - just
slather it in butter.
Phil is a skier, also from Vancouver, who isn't
sure what to do when there's no snow
so periodically takes a crack at being a
climber. He was a canoe guide in a past life which is far more legitimate than
'hiking guide' if you ask him. He routinely slathers food in butter
and then doesn't tell Katherine about it
because 'accidentally' poisoning a friend is fun
if you're a terrible person.
Bring warm clothes in case it gets chilly and
bring food because we'll be eating
dinner at the crag.
Required Items to Bring:
Belay device, helmet, harness, prussic - if you
don't have one, email Phil or Katherine
Recommended Items to Bring:
If you've got it, bring a rope, a 120cm sling and 4 locking
biners and any other climbing gear you think would be fun to
play with.
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
Head West on Highway 1, turn South at Highway 40,
turn left at the Wasootch Turnoff
Carpool Departure Time:
Carpool Location:
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Carpool Directions:
Google it
Notes:
** The ‘How to suck less and be more better at’
series is put on by
volunteers, who are by no means experts or
guides, just people
who are willing to share some knowledge in an
area. Discussion
and participant input is welcomed.
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
There's limited space and these things tend to
have waiting lists - if you need to back out,
please do so as far in advance as possible so
that we can fill it with another person.
*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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Registration for this event closed on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 06:00 PM.