Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School

Advanced Level Course

The Multi Pitch Lead Course is aimed at any climber that is currently climbing multipitch or wanting to step into the world of multi pitch climbing. The course looks at the skills taught to guides focusing on efficiency, teaching you the skills to climb multipitch routes effectively. The course will cover a myriad of techniques aimed at making you a more efficient and more competent multipitch climber. The course will also get some great climbs in too!

"I wanted to share the techniques and skills that I teach on Guide training courses with recreational climbers so I created the Multipitch Lead Course. This course is unique as it looks at the approach to climbing multipitch rock terrain the same way a guide is taught to. I guarantee you will love this course!" -Adam Fox

“I've been climbing for over 20 years and still learn new techniques when I spend a day with Fox Mountain Guides”. -Tom Gallo

Topics Covered:

• The key skill: TRANSITIONS, moving from leader to belaying the second and back to leader (or swapping leads) quickly
• Guide book/topo interpretation and route finding skills
• Anchor considerations in multipitch terrain
• Belay station management, considerations and tricks to speed things up
• Belaying options: plates, locking devices and hitches. Redirects, direct and indirect belays
• Rope management and working with the single rope
• Dealing with terrain problems such as traverses, roofs, arêtes, climbing and protecting these features for the leader and second
• Climbing equipment selection; the climbing rack and extra equipment that should be carried on a multipitch climb
• Multipitch rappelling considerations

Course Prerequisites:

Applicants must have taken our Intermediate Level courses or can traditional lead 5.7 climbs, rappel and have experience building artificial and natural anchors.

Number on course:       Maximum of 3:1 client to instructor ratio
Course length:              One day
Course dates:               Check Out Our Course Schedule Here
Cost*:
3: $150 per person (three to one instructor, one day)
2: $185 per person (two to one instructor, one day)
1: $260 per person (one to one instructor, one day)

*The costs are based on the actual amount of participants on the course. courses normally run at 4+ people but in the event the courses run with less people the costs will be as shown above. Participants that do not wish to take the course with low numbers (because of the cost) can change their course to another date. The upside to lower numbers is of course a more personal course.

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