The instructor for this skills series is ACMG guide Brent Peters who has assisted the Calgary Section in the development of the Alpine Mentorship Program (AMP).  Participants will be instructed and coached to learn and develop their skills, in order for members to be active participants in, and potentially lead, safe and successful trips.

We will be reviewing and practicing the following skills:

Required skills:

>>> Wear helmet correctly - position and security

>>> Wear harness correctly - position and security

>>> Knot - figure-eight on a bight

>>> Hitch - three wrap girth hitch aka Prusik

>>> Able to coil 5m accessory cord bundle

>>> Dividing the rope for glacier travel

>>> Able to coil rope using the butterfly coil method

>>> Arrest the fall

>>> Load transfer to an anchor

>>> Self belay along a rope

>>> Set up drop loop haul system

>>> Belay using load transfer

>>> 

Optional skills

>>> Rappel with a backup above rappel device

>>> Rope ascension using a brake assisted rappel device and foot loop

>>> Approach shoes

>>> Outdoor clothing appropriate to the weather forecast

>>> Harness

>>> Helmet

>>> Autolocking carabiner w captive eye like the Grivel Clepsydra S or a locking carabiner and a non-locking carabiner of the same size

>>> 2 more locking carabiners

>>> 5m accessory cord bundle >9kN strength (minimum 1, recommend 2) on  non-locking carabiner

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