Expert Rock Course
AMI Expert Rock Course
This course takes off from the AMI Advanced Rock Course and teaches one how to safely set up belays for multipitch climbs, manage belay stances, make efficient transitions and get back safely. Imagine the fun and excitement of leading longer routes with your partner. Can you do this safely? How are the belays set up differently for multipitch and why? What hazards do you need to recognize? If you have been climbing single pitch traditional routes for a while or have just started climbing multipitch routes, this course will help you get started for those new to multipitch. It will significantly speed up your systems for those who have been climbing multipitch.
This one-day course builds on the topics of the AMI Advanced Rock Course, but follows a similar instructional progression of: fundamental skills, belay management, protection systems, ascending, descending, and rescue skills. If you have taken the AMI Advance Rock Course you will see how the prior skills become building blocks for the multipitch setting. This course expands on prior knowledge, building new skills for greater challenges.
The course emphasizes subtle, but critical differences between single pitch climbing and multipitch rock climbing: route finding, communication, and the differences in anchor rigging, rescue skills and efficient transitions. One of the challenges facing climbers tackling longer routes is transitioning between pitches and rappels in a safe and efficient manner. You will learn not only the technical skills needed to do this, but the judgment necessary to make good decisions.
The benefits of this course include:
• Effective anchors for multipitch climbing
• Understanding forces, fall factors, and multipitch situations for better decision making
• Efficient transitions for faster leading, belaying or rappelling
• Simpler stance organization
• Descending options and hazard avoidance
• Proper use of the Grigri, Reverso and the ATC Guide
• Rescue situations
Participants must have traditional leading experience and an understanding of belaying, placing protection and rope skills. The traditional leading course is highly recommended as a pre-requisite.
Tutition: $120
Duration: 1 day
Course size: 3 participants (minimum of 2 participants)
Course Dates
June 26th
