Sign up deadline: May 19th
Location: Fronwydyr (LMC hut in Eryri)
This meet is primarily aimed at those that will be attending the main Alps meet in Saas-Grund, but other club members that want to learn alpine climbing skills are welcome.
Some of the more experienced alpine climbers in the club will be offering informal guidance and demonstrating some of the specific skills and techniques that are required to climb in the alps.
This includes:
crevasse rescue
taking coils
moving together
Weather permitting, the majority of the time will be spent practising 'moving together' by climbing easy multipitch rock routes or hard scrambles in simul climbing fashion, placing and removing gear as we go. It is assumed that any participants wishing to do this element will already know how to place gear and build belays and are capable of leading at least VDiff. If not, and you're reading this in the spring, there's plenty of time to learn that before the meet.
Participants should bring a harness, belay device, approach shoes, climbing shoes, B2 boots if they want to practise climbing in these for the Alps, and a helmet. A couple of slings and screwgate carabiners are also useful to bring if people have them.
The experienced alpine climbers on the meet will bring ropes, gear and crevasse rescue specific equipment.