We will stay 2 nights in a private room with individual beds that I already booked at the HI Nordegg Shunda Creek Wilderness Hostel (https://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/hi-nordegg). We'll split the cost of the room ($476.32) and gas. Everyone brings their own food and drinks for the weekend, though we may have a potluck dinner if there's interest. Participants must be independent sport multipitch climbers. Please send me your climbing resume if we have not multipitch climbed together.
Required Items to Bring:
harness, helmet, rock shoes, belay/rappel device
2-point via ferrata lanyard or 2 personal anchors at least 1m long each
draws, top-rope anchor, rope
multipitch backpack
hiking shoes suitable for via ferrata
food, drinks, personal items
Recommended Items to Bring:
gloves, chalk
sunglasses, sunscreen
How to Get There:
Carpool Departure Time:
08:00 AM
Carpool Location:
TBD
Notes:
Trip Hazards – Must read BEFORE registering.
Rock Climbing
Rockfall
Rockfall can be caused by natural forces, or by people travelling through the terrain (e.g. climbing/scrambling/hiking). What are the risks? Impact from a falling rock can result in injury or death and can also damage equipment such as ropes.
Terrain
Trees, forest deadfall, and tree stumps
Creeks
Rocks and Boulders
Variable and difficult walking terrain
Impact or collision with other persons or objects
Encounters with domestic or wild animals
Contact with poisonous flora or fauna
Loss of balance or control
Slips, trips and falls.
Falls and Belaying
Rock climbing presents the risk of falling from the wall causing the climber to collide with the wall or ground, which can lead to injury or death
The risk of belay failure is also present which can contribute to the risk of a ground fall
Communication, rescue and medical treatment
Communication can be difficult and in the event of a accident rescue and treatment may not be available
Adverse weather may also delay the arrival of treatment and transport out of the field
If an Injury occurs in challenging terrain movement to an evacuation point may be slow
Mitigated by
First Aid Training
Rescue Training
Satellite Communications
Other
Slips, trips and falls both outdoors and indoors
Infectious disease contracted through viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi which may be transmitted through direct or indirect contact
Equipment failure
Negligent first aid
Negligence of other people
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