AMI Intermediate Rock Course
This course is for those who have experienced climbing and are ready to start following leaders up routes, cleaning gear, belaying a leader and wanting to second routes. A good partner efficiently cleans and organizes the protection, is solid at the lead belay technique, and is ready to rescue the leader if needed. The goal of this course is to set the foundation for competently seconding routes by developing your skills and knowledge of technical skills needed to second climbs.

This two-day course lays the foundation of skills for the AMI Advanced Rock Course, and AMI Expert Rock Course. Topics follows the instructional progression of: fundamental skills, belay management, protection systems, ascending, descending, and rescue skills.
The AMI Intermediate Rock Course focuses on teaching you the skills of knots, rope management, lead belay technique, removing protection, and racking gear for cleaning a pitch. Next, descending skills are taught including, rappel setup variations and safety backups. The rescue component will instruct you on how to rescue a leader and how to rescue yourself. Most of all, you will develop the skills needed to analyze the situation and determine the safest possible solution. During the course, you will get to practice leading with feedback.

The benefits from this course include:
• Essential knots and rope skills
• Understanding lead belaying
• How to remove protection
• Rope management and efficient transitions
• Rescue skills for leaders
• Rappelling methods and backups
• Hazard assessment and avoidance

Participants must have prior climbing experience top roping, belaying, and comfortably climbing 5.6 routes. The AMI Rock Intro is a recommended prerequisite if you have not had much experience with climbing.
Cost: $250
Duration: 2 day
Course size: 4 participants

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