WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES

Anchors – explore as a group a 3-anchor system in the quarry with equalisation. Look at the pros and cons of the systems and the equipment that each have used and created. Using different means by which to equalise two anchors before equalising with the third anchor. Skills reviewed

included:

- W-system

- Bowlines, overhands, alpine butterflies and bunny-ears

- Isolation loops

- Use of additional equipment, i.e. rope-only and slings.

- Gear placement

Climbs – Selecting relevant climbs for a group, and the benefits of visiting a crag beforehand as a climber. The routes selected and rigged by each group have problem-solving issues related to

them. Routes may include:

- Rope cinching by cracks (Josephine Superdirect)

- Swings/Pendulums (Fairy Steps and Walewska)

- Sloping edges and anchor abrasion (Fairy Steps and Napoleon)

Abseils – There is such an abundance of group abseils at Ilkley, that is great to visit issues related to each, both from a rigging and personal safeguarding point of view, but also group management.

Doris and The Cow for example you also lose sight of your abseiler.

- Choosing abseils related to group ability, consider progression

- Spotters/Assistants at the bottom

- Considerations of high vs low anchors

- Stretch in long anchors and the effect on the abseiler

Learning Outcomes - To spot common issues related to the above setups and how to incorporate a number of small corrections to rigging to avoid damage to equipment, pendulums and other common issues on single pitch venues.

TRANSPORT

There is plenty of free parking available in the car park, and if full there is usually additional parking a little further up the road.

With regards to public transport, there are buses and trains available, from Bradford, Keighley and Leeds. Timetables are available online, please use Google Maps with caution as they don't consider all bus services and connection possibilities.

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED

Personal climbing equipment, i.e. harness, helmet, belay. If you have group equipment then please do bring this along with you. We will be splitting in to smaller groups, so equipment can be shared, and if not we will also bring along additional equipment for folk to borrow as well.

Additional equipment includes:

- Static and dynamic rope

- Rack of gear and rope protectors

- Lanyard (i.e. Petzl, Kong, etc.)

CATERING/FOOD

Please bring with you a packed lunch, snacks and a drink. There is a cafe onsite, but it's not always open.

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS

John is a qualified RCDI with experience extensive experience at many crags across the UK as an RCI. He has worked on a number of RCI training courses as support staff and various indoor training and assessment courses. John presently runs his own company in Yorkshire running courses from indoor and outdoor climbing clubs, holiday sessions and also Rock Skills Introduction and Intermediate courses. John has been an active RCI since 2006, and is constantly working hard to make climbing as fun and engaging as possible.

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE

Please check our website for more details and booking terms and conditions.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.

Start

07/04/2024 09:30

End

07/04/2024 16:30

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

8

Bookings

3

Venue

Ilkley Cow and Calf Cafe

Town

Ilkley

County

West Yorkshire

Postcode

LS29 8BT

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.91651

Longitude

-1.80017

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01756 228801

Website

Booking/Details

Email