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Lead Climbing on Sport Routes

A 2 day comprehensive course covers protection placement and removal, belaying the leader, lead strategy, fall factors, and crack climbing technique. 

Goal: To safely lead single pitch gear routes using efficient crack climbing technique.

Objectives: Through discussion, demonstration and participation you will be able to:

• Develop strategies to safely and efficiently lead a route,
• Choose from a variety of ways of building, selecting and racking gear,
• Utilize direct and redirected belays,
• Assess quality, direction of loading & strength of gear placements,
• Utilize runners to minimize rope drag,
• Build uni-directional and multi-directional anchors and placements,
• Select clipping stances, and,
• Develop crack climbing skills and techniques.

Day 1: 8:30AM - 4:30PM – Location: Squamish (meeting TBA)
Day 2: 8:30AM - 4:30PM – Location: Squamish (meeting TBA)

Call us for course dates. 604-905-7625

Or, hire a private guide for you and your group, see Private Guiding for rates.

Prerequisite: Top-rope anchors course or equivalent experience is required.  Sport lead climbing experience.

Equipment required: Harness, 2 locking Carabiners (preferably pear shape), 4-6 D-shape non-locking carabiners, ATC style belay device, climbing shoes, prusik (1.5 meters - 7mm accessory cord), cordalette (5-6 meters - 7mm accessory cord), 6-8 quickdraws, 2 shoulder slings, 50-70m climbing rope. Recommended but not required: selection of cams and nuts.

Lead Climbing on Sport Routes

Goal: To safely lead single pitch sport routes, plus learn invaluable climbing techniques.

Objectives: Through discussion, demonstration and participation you will be able to:

• Develop strategies to safely and efficiently lead a route
• Belay a leader with a variety of devices
• Efficiently manage a rope
• Place quick draws properly - straight gates, bent gates, direction of gates, short - long draws, bolt hangers, pins
• Select clipping stances
• Build and organize a rack
• Understand how to fall and experience falls while being backed-up
• Build anchors
• Continue working on climbing skills and drills to fine- tune your technique.

Day 1: 8:30AM - 4:30PM - Location: Cal-Cheak/Cheak-Canyon (meeting TBA)

Hire a private guide for you and your group, see Private Guiding for rates. Prerequisite: belaying and, building a top rope anchor is an asset. Equipment required: Harness, belay device, climbing shoes,