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Alpine Academy (Lecture): Multi-Pitch - Belaying, Anchors, & Transitions

October 20, 2026

Coordinator: Michael Schoenheit

Excursion Time: 3 hours (car-to-car)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:

TBD - NW or SW Portland

This is a continuation of the series of workshops to teach all the skills needed to climb outside, starting with top rope basics and working up to alpine multi-pitch.

Participants should be comfortable building anchors, converting to rappel and rappelling. Participants should also be familiar and show proficiency with single pitch climbing.

Things to consider: multi-pitch climbing basics

Sport anchors recap

Converting to rappel recap

Converting to lower recap

My favorite multi-pitch anchors and why

Efficiency and transitions at the anchors

Getting down safely: the descent thing to do

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Maximum Allowed: 12
Equipment
Required Equipment (each participant): Helmet, Harness, Belay/rappel device (tube-style)+autoblock+2 lockers, 1 locker, 2 non lockers, 2 prusiks or personal anchor system
Optional Equipment (each participant): Snacks and drink of your choice, Assisted Braking Device (ABD), Sewn runners - 60cm, 120cm, 180cm, 240cm, Webbing, Cordlette, Carabiners, Quickdraws, Anything you think could be used to build an anchor (good to practice with the gear you'll be using)
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