Title:
Climbing/Rigging seminar
Date:
September 2nd, 2010
Location:
Not available at this time.
City:
Salt Lake City, UT
Courses:
Climbing Seminar
1-day seminar
This Seminar covers the latest in climbing equipment and climbing techniques including but not limited to the lists below • Throw line types • Throw weights • Line Storage systems • Throwing Techniques • String Tricks and associated equipment • Big Shot, use and safety procedures • Setting Climbing lines • Friction Saver, rationale, installation and retrieval • Rope Guide and Other False Crotches • Static Pulley false crotch for climbing, Static Retrievable false crotch • Climbing ropes, types, construction, inspection, rope bags • Traditional Climbing System • Traditional Climbing Hitch • Climbing Hitches • Knots Vs Splices • Split Tail systems and Hitches, and cordage and Prusik • Slack tending fair lead micro pulley system • Carabiners for personal safety, types, construction • Body thrust • Modified Body Thrust • Foot Locking, Tips, hitches, safety • Figure 8’s • Ascender types and safety • Pantin for Modified Body thrust • Handled ascenders for foot locking, body thrust • Mar- Bars • Single Rope Techniques and equipment. • Demonstration of loop runners • Redirects, retrievable redirects • One hitch dbl crotching technique • Handsaw types, differences • Handsaw Scabbards, types, benefits • Pole saws, types • Saddles, types, constructions, benefits • Lanyards, types, construction, benefits, Adjustable friction Savers • Books and Videos for sale that review climbing techniques, study guides. ANSI Standards
- Rigging Seminar
1-day seminar
This seminar is designed to educate attendees on, but not limited to these topics. • Dynamic forces • Ropes for rigging, types, construction, uses. • Cycles to failure • Knots Vs Splices • Slings, Types uses • Knots and Hitches for rigging • Pulleys, types, limitations • Blocks, types • Hitches and slings for Blocks, and Pulleys • Connecting links and karabiners for rigging, types, uses, safety • Hobbs, GRCS • Porta- Wrap • Mechanical Advantage, • Fiddle Blocks • False crotches, set up • Knotless Rigging, equipment and set up • Spider Legs, balancing loads • Speed line systems, controlled system • Drop Hitching, false crotches and Lowering devise use. • Tip tie and lift • Climber safety in rigging • Spikes • Friction saver Prusik • Adjustable friction savers • Books and Videos that review Rigging techniques and equipment.