Alpine 101 - Rappel

May 16, 2015 - 8:00 AM
May 16, 2015 - 10:00 PM

Organizer Info

Serguei Okountsev

Meeting Point

TIME WILL BE EMAILED AT NOON 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIP

Trip Details

Grade:
B5
Category:
Instructional Program
Requirements:
  • Screening
  • Members Only
Max Participants:6

Trip Description

Alpine Rappel
A beginner-friendly training session. Active club members have priority.

Location: Murrin Park

Prerequisites

  • Must have been a club member for at least 1 year
  • Have been on at least three club outdoors trips in the past 12 months
  • Have zero bailing incidents on club's records

 Agenda 

  • Alpine knots (12).
  • Fall factor and impact forces.
  • Why you need to avoid rappelling.
  • Ultimate backup.
  • Rappel components: anchor. SRENE principle.
  • Rappel components: rope.
  • Rappel components: rappeller.
  • Rappel components: method.
  • Taking / paying out rope with backup prusik on.
  • Rappel voice commands.
  • Final check.
  • Retrieving rappel rope.
  • Passing the knot.
  • When things go wrong: stopping in midrappel, releasing backup prusik, switching to climbing the rope.
  • Climbing the rope with two prusik slings, hauling backpack after crevasse fall, switching to rappel mode.

Personal Gear

  • 30-70m 8mm half rope (or else)
  • helmet
  • harness + belay device (Reverso type)
  • carabiners: 4 non-lockers + 4 lockers + 1 large pear shape
  • anchor material: cords and slings (Nylon, Dyneema, Spectra)
  • 2 5-mm prusiks + 1 spare
  • personal emergency kit incl. medical
  • headlamp with spare fresh batteries

B.N.

  • if minimum safety levels are not met (because of weather, conditions, etc.) the trip will be canceled, last minute cancellations do occur.
  • if you want to receive a response you must clearly answer  ALL "Trip Planning Questions"
  • if you haven't received response, check your email in Spam folder (some eager service providers mark club's messages as such ).

Participant List

5 / 6
Organizer
Serguei Okountsev
57
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0
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Co-Organizer
Vera Yin
49
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5
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0
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Youliana Tichelova
125
Attended
23
Joined & Left
2
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Rick Ketler
19
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0
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0
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Brian Muske
16
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2
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0
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Joanne Boutin
34
Attended
2
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0
No-Shows
Requested
Rick Eng
1
Attended
0
Joined & Left
1
No-Shows

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