TCIA CLIMBING AND SELF - RESCUE SKILLS COURSES
 
The first of our TCIA climbing skills courses will be on the 11 and 12 of June.  Some places have already been filled and there will be limited space so if you are interested get in now.  This is also open to non-members at a slightly higher cost as a recruitment/community project. Remember this is skills training for climbers, not assessment training, nor a beginners weekend.
 
We believe that offering general and rescue skills training to members at $90 a day is very reasonable – but we need some numbers.
 
On behalf of the TCIA Garry, Stu and Bill will be delivering:
 
 
 
TCIA CLIMBING SKILLS WEEKEND
 
THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE LOW COST CLIMBING SKILLS WEEKENDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE TCIA. NON- MEMBERS MAY ALSO ACCESS THIS TRAINING.
 
Instructors: G Phillips, Stu Scott, Bill Baxter
 
Date 11/12 June at White Water Wall
Cost $90 per day for TCIA members 
$140 per day for non-members (Please note that TCIA Membership is $65 for two years - see TCIA website).
 
Bookings contact TCIA on tciasecretary@gmail.com
Or Stu Scott 0408122394
 
 
DAY 1
ESSENTIAL ROPE SKILLS FOR CLIMBERS
 
This day is designed for new trad climbers wishing to enhance skills, as well as BAI and TRA instructors and sport/gym climbers wishing to get into TRAD. 
 
This is not a beginner’s day and students are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of knots and more basic techniques.
 
PRE REQUISITES 
 
    Students are required to be “fluent” with the following knots:
I.Figure 8
II.Clove hitch
III.Munter  hitch
IV.Alpine butterfly
V.Prussik hitch, autoblock.
VI.Bowline with stopper knot
VII.Tape knot
VIII.Double Fishermans
 
Equipment required:

  • Bring all your climbing gear.
  • Cordalette constructed of 6mm spectra or 7mm nylon in loop constructed from 6m of rope.
  • Four screw gates of which two should be pear biners with round profile, preferably not ribbed.
  • Two Prussik loops of 6mm nylon that, when tied, are 40cm long.
  • An ATC Guide, Petzl Reverso a DMM Pivot.

 
 
 
Course content:
 
  

  • Know your ropes. One, two, fat or thin? A discussion of merits and application.
  • Knots.  What is best for each situation.
  • Gear placement basics.
  • Creating SRENE anchors
  • Cordalettes
  • Equallettes
  • Rope management on the crag. How not to end up in a mess or your rope stuck below you.
  • Belaying

1.Single rope
2.Double rope
3.Gri gri
4.ATC
5.Guide mode
6.Italian Hitch
7.Lowering on guide mode safely
8.Tie off the belay
9.Descending safely on a single thin rope with redirect. 

  • Closing the system
  • “Silly” or “buddy” checks
  • Setting up for descents on a crag.
  • Setting up top ropes (basic).
  • Assessing the climb for grade and risk.
  • Assessing the cliff.

 
 
DAY 2
Advanced Rope Skills and Self-Rescue.
 
This day is intended for SPG instructors as well as trad climbers who desire to learn self-rescue techniques. This is about dealing with routine, as well as serious problems, in the vertical domain.
  

  1. The emphasis will be on using/ improvising with the gear your have with you at the time – not taking heaps of extra stuff or complex devices. 
  2. Keeping it as fast, light and as simple as possible. 
  3. Correct decision-making when things go wrong. 

 
 
PREREQUISITES 
  

  • Completed rope skills essentials day one /or
  • A fair amount of outdoor climbing experience

 
 
Some of the techniques learned are quite complex and will require practice. Self-rescue is, hopefully, seldom used but is an essential yet perishable skill.
Instruction will be “building block” rather than a “recipe” in style. This should develop individual skill sets that can be assembled to form a repertoire of possible solutions to a range of problems - rather than learning a recipe that may lack versatility and practicality.
  

  • Using the ICE principle to manage rescue response
  • The impact of TFFS (Time frame for survival) on decision making.
  • Setting up for rescue contingency in your belay setup (and keeping it fast and simple).
  • Escaping the belay
  • Rescue knots
  • Load releasing knots 
  • Building a virtual ledge
  • Managing an unconscious patient
  • Second rescue
  • Leader rescue

 
 
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