2026 Dates: TBA

Clinic Details

Description

Have you taken all of our other clinics and think you’re ready to climb outside? Do you know what to do if you’re lowering your climber and your hair or shirt gets caught in your belay device? Do you know how to tie off an ATC so you can go hands-free? Do you know how to escape a belay? If you’ve answered no to any of these questions, consider taking our abbreviated rescue clinic!

Group Size

• 6

Goals

• Learn how to tie off both a tube-style and assisted braking belay device in order to go hands-free

• Learn how to execute a weighted and unweighted belay takeover

• Learn how to escape a belay

Required Gear - you will provide this gear, The Boulder Garden does not supply harnesses

• Climbing harness

• 2 HMS-style locking carabiners (learn more about carabiner styles)

Optional Gear - we will provide this gear, you are welcome to use your own

• Friction hitch material (e.g. 6mm cordelette loop; HollowBlock) and locking carabiner

• Tube-style/manual belay device (BD ATC, Petzl Verso, etc)

• Assisted braking device (Petzl Grigri, Edelrid Megajul, BD ATC Pilot, etc)

• Cordelette (15-20 feet of 7mm is preferred)

Links

Going “hands free” with a belay device

Friction hitches

Munter hitch + MMO

Location

The Boulder Garden
328 Roney St
Durham, NC 27701