Sunday, May 5, 2024
Pawtuckaway State Park,
New Hampshire, Merrimack Valley,
NH
If you are interested in becoming a trip leader with the AMC New Hampshire Mountaineering committee, come join us for a clinic on managing a top-rope rock-climbing trip. Topics covered will include constructing natural and bolted anchors, and leader safety. This is primarily a clinic to practice technical skills for leading a trip, so while there may be some climbing involved to replicate scenarios encountered when leading a trip, there will not be much actual rock climbing. This clinic will run for about 8 hours with a 30 minute break for lunch. After completing subsequent steps to becoming a trip leader with the committee and leading your first trip, you can apply to be reimbursed for the class fee. Pre-requisites: -Comfortable climbing 5.7 on top-rope -Experience belaying with ATC/tube style belay device and ABD type device (ex: gri-gri or pilot) -Experience tying into a climbing rope with a figure-8 knot -Experience climbing outside and setting up top ropes is preferred, but not required. Please fill out the registration form on the link above and the trip leader will get in touch with you to confirm your registration. Registration for the trip will close 1 week before the date of the trip.
