Single Pitch Award
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Single Pitch Award |
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The National Award accredited by the Mountain Leader Training Board the course aims to enable participants to organise single pitch introductory climbing sessions, with attention to safety, enjoyment and maximum activity of students, whilst respecting the rights of other crag users. It is designed specifically for people involved in introducing beginners / novices to rock climbing. The programme includes a session at a climbing wall. Students should be experienced climbers, preferably with some experience of working with groups. To register with the scheme it is a requirement that you have been climbing for 12 months.
IMPORTANT - You will need to register with the relevant training board eg Mountain Leader Training England, Siabod Cottage, Capel Curig, Gwynedd, LL24 0ET, 01690 720314, www.mlte.org.
Day 1 9.00 Peak District Crag venue 1- Personal climbing competence
Introduction, purpose and objectives of the award. Collect logbooks
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§ Definition of a single pitch rock climb |
§ Safety chain and Fall factors |
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§ Equipment - ropes, helmets, harnesses, krabs, slings, belay devices, chocks and camming devices |
§ Abseiling, fixed and retrievable abseils, use of various friction devices |
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§ Knots and Hitches |
§ Problem avoidance |
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§ Anchors - spikes, blocks, chocks and camming devices, threads, chockstones, trees, fixed equipment |
§ Discussion of conservation and access issues |
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§ Belaying |
§ Crag and climbing wall access |
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§ Holding falls and lowering |
§ Etiquette |
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§ Communication |
§ Suitable crags |
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§ Route choice, use of guidebook |
§ Environmental hazards |
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§ Leading - Runner placement |
§ Role of the BMC and the MLTB |
17.00 Climbing Wall - Managing groups at a climbing wall
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§ Route Choice |
§ Equipment |
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§ Injury avoidance; stretching, warming up, spotting, use of mats etc |
§ Bottom roping |
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§ Belaying including the use of various belay devices, and supervision of group members belaying |
§ Use of ground anchors |
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§ Bouldering |
20.00 Close
Day 2 9.00 Peak District Crag 2 - Group supervision
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§ Organisation - Objectives for the session |
§ Route choice including descent routes |
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§ Responsibilities |
§ Top belay and bottom belay systems |
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§ Weather considerations |
§ Time management |
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§ Group management, approach and arrival at crags |
§ Belaying and supervision of group members belaying |
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§ Parking and other environmental issues |
§ Problem avoidance |
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§ Appropriate group size, managing all of them |
§ Abseiling |
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§ Equipment |
§ Bouldering |
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§ Communication |
§ Solving common problems |
17.30 Debrief and Close
Candidates will be expected to have met the current requirements as set out by the MLTE and have completed a training course or have gained exemption. Logbooks should be sent to the assessor one week before the course commences. The assessors will aim to reduce to pressure of the assessment situation and introduce element of training so that clients can also further their knowledge.
Day 1 9.00 Peak District Crag - personal climbing competence including;
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§ Route choice, use of guidebook |
§ Belaying, Holding falls and lowering |
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§ Equipment - ropes, helmets, harnesses, krabs, slings, belay devices, chocks and camming devices |
§ Abseiling, fixed and retrievable abseils, use of various friction devices |
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§ Leading - Runner placement |
§ Conservation and access issues |
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§ Anchors - spikes, blocks, chocks and camming devices, threads, chockstones, trees, fixed equipment |
§ Etiquette |
Day 2 9.00 Peak District Crag 2 - Group supervision & problem solving including;
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§ Organisation - Objectives for the session |
§ Route choice including descent routes |
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§ Responsibilities |
§ Top belay and bottom belay systems |
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§ Group management, approach and arrival at crags |
§ Belaying and supervision of group members belaying |
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§ Parking and other environmental issues |
§ Abseiling |
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§ Appropriate group size, managing all of them |
§ Solving common problems |