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Rock Climbing (Assistant Trip Leader Training) - Red Ledges, Diamond Fk Cyn 9/19/25

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Itinerary - 

7 am - Set up

900-1100 am - On Rock Skills



Cost - FREE area


Activity -

Rock Climbing Training

  • Set up: 

    • Anchors - single line webbing with quick link off each bolt, 2 routes coming off west side of west rock (15-20 ft webbing each bolt)

  • Ground Work: 

    • Rock Climbing Safety Chat

      • Environment - explain activity, safety concerns of area, helmet zone below

      • People - check hair, clothing, shoes (CHECK - clothing, helmet/harness/, equipment, connections, knots)

      • Gear - helmets, harnesses, devices, tying in, belaying

      • Dangers - falling rock, falls

      • Safety - safety zone, helmets always in the fall zone

    • Practice belaying with ATC and Gri Gri (

    • Knots - Figure 8 on a bite and follow through; Fishermans

    • Quad anchors

    • Setting a top rope route (check bolts/anchor, clip in quad, clip in rope and lock off carabiners, rappel)


  • On Rock (demonstrate): 

    • Set up a beginner - 

      • Safety checks (CHECK)

      • Safety communication (on belay, climbing, etc)

      • Tie rope on back of harness for nervous rappelers

      • Practice coming down after 10 ft up

      • Practice falls after 10 ft up

    • Belay on both devices

    • Clean route (clip in, tie and clip into second figure 8, remove anchor system (quad), untie original figure 8 and bring through chains/quick links, tuck extra rope into shirt or hold, rappel


Gear - climbing harness (can rent), helmet (can rent),  climbing shoes (can rent), belay device with locking carabiner, T shirt, long sleeve shirt, jacket, pants, running shoes, 1-2L water, backpack, 2-4 snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses

Set up: 60 m dynamic ropes, quad anchors, belay devices with locking carabiners, webbing, quick links


Rentals (on your own) - climbing harness: $5 (BYU Outdoors Unltd); $10 (Out N’ Back in Orem)

climbing shoes: $6/day (BYU Outdoors Unltd); $4/day (UVU Outdoor Adventure Center)

helmet: $4/day (BYU Outdoors Unltd); $4/day (UVU Outdoor Adventure Center)




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