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Alpine Academy : Sport Anchors - Cleaning and Converting

May 15, 2025

Coordinator: Michael Schoenheit

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

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:

Eddyline at Bridgeport - Clubhouse

18049 SW Lower Boones Ferry Rd

Portland OR 97224

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

Week 2:

*Sport climbing outdoors basics: gear and safety

*Sport climbing anchors recap

*Cleaning and converting bolted anchors from top rope to lower

*Cleaning and converting bolted anchors from top rope to rappel

Signed Up: 13
Awaiting Approval: 1
Maximum Allowed: 20
Equipment
Required Equipment (each participant): 1- Harness, 1- Belay/rappel device - tube-style, 1- Optional: Assisted braking device - GriGri, Pinch, etc., 2- carabiners - locking, 1- carabiner - non-locking, 2- prusiks or personal anchor system
Optional Equipment (each participant): Beer or your drink of choice, Sewn runners - single length, Sewn runners - double length, Webbing, Cordalette, Carabiners, Quickdraw, Anything you think you may have on your harness when sport climbing (good to practice with the gear you'll be using)
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