Learn to Lead Sport Climb

Objectives:

1. Learn to lead a sport climbing route safely by understanding the hazards that exist close to the ground.

2. Belay a lead climber and what the differences are from belaying a top rope climber.

3. Set up an anchor using fixed anchor bolts.

4. Clean the anchors and to either lower or rappel back down safely.
You will learn the following:

5. How to use a stick clip.

6. All of the skills of how to belay a lead climber properly.

7. How to find good stances for clipping bolts.

8.How to place the quickdraw and how to clip the rope into the quickdraw correctly.

9. Optimize your energy levels while leading.

10. Set up an anchor for top roping using your own climbing equipment.

11. Build anchors on bolted stations.

12. Evaluate the strength of individual fixed anchor points.

13. We will show you how to evaluate whether to lower or to rappel down and why.

CanRock Mountain Guides instructors are committed to giving their students highly personalized instruction with low 4:1 student to instructor ratios.

CanRock Mountain Guide’s low ratio programs translates to timely feedback, attentive instruction and better overall safety.

$400 Investment with an ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide with over 20 years of experience guiding and instructional programs.