AMI Climbing Anchor Clinic
Combination anchor
AMI Climbing Anchor Clinic
This course is for climbers who want to develop the ability to place protection for leading, setting up anchors and rigging top rope anchors. This intensive clinic will focus on placing various types’ protection devices and rigging for traditional leading and top roping anchors. This is the ideal instruction for climbers who want to be able to rig top rope anchors or who are ready to start leading climbs
This 1 day course focuses on placing protection and constructing anchors for top roping, single pitch climbing or multipitch. First, you will learn how protection works, which type of protection to select, how to various rigging options and why. The next day at the rock, you will learn how to select the proper type and size of artificial gear given the rock. This progresses to tricks for placing protection and evaluating your placements. Next you will create a variety of anchor matrix’s using slings, cordelettes, and rope. More than just rigging an anchor, you will develop the skills for determining the best anchor rigging and load distribution.
Course Benefit
The benefits from this course include:
• Understand how protection works
• How to place cams, stoppers, and various other types of climbing protection
• Confidence in evaluating the protection
• Be able to construct a variety of anchors using a cordelette, slings, or rope
• Be able to control force distribution in an anchor
• Evaluate the anchor for safety and function
• AMI anchoring manual
• Discount on climbing gear at Black Dome Sports.
Course Information
Participants should bring their own equipment, but more equipment will be available to experiment with other types of gear. Course includes in-depth instructional manual on anchor rigging.
• Bring your own climbing gear
• Or purchase gear at Black Dome Sports
• Lunch for session at the rock
• Refreshments will be provided during evening session.
Cost: $85 per person for two or more individuals / $190 for private instruction
Duration: 1 day
Course size: 5 participants (minimum of 2 people for group pricing)
Course Schedule
March 20th Brevard NC
April 10th Brevard NC
June 11th Brevard NC
September11th Brevard NC
2 day class at Crowders
Register at Inner Peaks Phone us at: (704) 844-6677
April 17-18th Crowders
May 22-23 Crowders
Testimonials about the Anchors Course
In addition to being an expert in Rock Climbing, Patrick’s background as an educator is obvious. He has the ability to communicate Rock Climbing principals in way that is both easy to understand and remember. I would recommend his clinics to anyone.
Michael Egues
