Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 16:36:24 -0700
From: Ross Fleischman <rossf [AT] stanford.edu>
To: alpine-club [AT] lists.Stanford.EDU, climbing [AT] lists.Stanford.EDU,
     redwood [AT] lists.Stanford.EDU
Subject: [SAC] Rock Climbing Anchors 1 Class

      The Stanford Alpine Club presents:

      Rock Climbing Anchors 1
      Sunday, October 17th, 8AM to 6PM

      In this one-day class we will cover what you need to know in
      order to safely build anchors for top-roped climbing using
      existing pieces of protection such as bolts, trees, and
      rocks.  We'll talk about ropes and knots, build lots of
      anchors, and discuss safe and not so safe ways to deal with
      lots of common top-roping situations.  Participants should
      already be comfortable tying-in, belaying, and rappelling.
       If not, take the Intro to Rock Climbing class instead.  We
      will not cover placing artificial protection or anchors for
      multi-pitch climbing - that's what the upcoming Anchors 2
      class is about.  This class is open to anyone affiliated with
      Stanford.  

      To sign up, answers the questions at the end and e-mail it
      back to me (rossf [AT] stanford.edu) by 6pm, Tuesday Oct 12th.
       You will need a helmet, climbing harness, locking carabiner,
      belay device and something to use for tying into the anchor
      such as a daisy chain or five-foot piece of 1 inch webbing.
       Climbing shoes are recommended, but not required, as we
      climb on the systems that we've built.  You are responsible
      for rounding up these items yourself, although all can be
      borrowed from the SAC gear cache at the climbing wall by
      going there at 4pm on Friday, October 15th.  The price of
      rental is included in the price of the class.  Map to the
      climbing wall is at
      http://www.stanford.edu/group/climbingwall/visit.html.

      WHEN: Sunday, October 17th, 8AM to 6PM
      WHERE: Meet at 8 AM at the Tressider bollards - in front of
      the parking lot where the Marguerite stops.  We'll carpool
      from there up to Castle Rock State Park (45 min drive)
      HOW MUCH: $5 for SAC members, $15 for everyone else.  Or you
      can pay your club dues of $25 when you register and get the
      class at the reduced rate as well as all the benefits of
      being a SAC member for the whole year, including the journal,
      significant discounts on future classes, gear rental, free
      campsites in Yosemite, and lots of other great stuff.  Also
      bring $3 for gas.
      ALSO BRING:  2 full water bottles, lunch, snacks to share, a
      daypack with some extra room to carry group ropes and such,
      sun-screen, and a good joke.

      -Ross
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      Climbing Anchors 1 Class
      NAME:
      STANFORD AFFILIATION:
      HOW CAN WE REACH YOU SATURDAY EVENING/SUNDAY MORNING?
      CLIMBING EXPERIENCE (briefly):
      CAN YOU TIE-IN, BELAY, AND RAPELL?
      DO YOU HAVE A HARNESS, BELAY DEVICE, LOCKING CARABINER,
      HELMET, AND SHOES?
      IF NOT, WILL YOU BE BORROWING FROM THE CLIMBING WALL ON
      FRIDAY 10/15 at 4?
      DO YOU HAVE A CAR THAT YOU CAN DRIVE?
      HOW MANY DOES IT SEAT?