2-Day Belay Skills and Climbing Structure Training

Course Description:  Our introduction to belaying & climbing structure operations is a two-day hands-on training that introduces the fundamental belay, supervision, and management skills necessary for conducting effective indoor climbing wall and outdoor climbing tower programming. It includes a belay skill verification. *This training is only for those who have climbing walls or towers* Participants in the training will: Learn pre-use inspection of the element structure, equipment, and the program environment Learn the proper use of climbing and personal protective equipment Learn to tie a variety of figure 8 family of knots and know when to apply them  Learn pre-climbing safety checks and belay commands Learn effective P-BUS facilitator belay technique using an aperture-style belay plate Learn techniques for catching a fall, anchoring a belayer, and properly lowering Learn group belay techniques including the Australian belay and TEAM belay Learn climbing hold pla