CALIFORNIA ALPINE GUIDES TRADITIONAL LEADING & SELF RESCUE ROCK CLIMBING COURSE Mammoth Lakes - Eastern Sierra Nevada, California ITINERARY Day 1 We meet in the town of Mammoth Lakes and drive to a local crag where will Have a full day of Anchor building school and lead protection placement. We will cover placement of cams, nuts and other gear for solid multi pitch anchors and protection as well as lead strategy. Multi pitch belaying techniques and efficiency will also be covered. We will also have time to get in some laps on some local crack climbs and work on crack climbing techniques. Day 2 Today we will go to another local crag and work on mock leading in which you will “lead” with the protection of a top rope and your guide will evaluate your lead and protection pieces. Then we will do a short multi pitch climb to put it all together. Day 3 Transitioning over to self rescue, we will get a lot more technical with the rope work, knots and systems. The day is spent mostly in ground school learning some of initial techniques needed to rescue an injured climber from a multi pitch climb such as escaping the belay, transferring the load and lowering and raising. Day 4 Finishing up with the self rescue techniques you will learn the different methods to rappel with an injured climber. Then the rest of the day is spent with everyone going through an on route scenario in which you must perform all the techniques you have learned. Itinerary subject to change .