CLIMBING COURSE
LEVEL 2
SINGAPORE CLIMBING COURSE LEVEL 2
Course Duration: 14 hours or 2 sessions of 7 hours
Prerequisite: At least 13 years of age, SCC Level 1 certified
Cost: $180 per trainee
This course is designed as a follow-on to SCC level 1. This course builds on the top rope skills acquired from SCC Level 1 and is a progression into lead climbing on artificial climbing walls. Participants on this course should be confident in all the techniques covered at SCC Level 1 before undertaking this advance climbing course.
Trainees must demonstrate the following course requirements:
- Confident with lead climbing an easy route
- Correct placement of protection points on a lead climb
- Correct belaying of a lead climber using a friction device
- Correct top-out technique on fixed anchor
- Conduct proper pre-climb checks
- Correct use of climbing calls
- Safe equipment handling
- SNCS Sport Climbing Course Level 2 Certificate
- Introduction to Lead Climbing
- Placement of protection points
- Understanding fall factor
- Understanding the anchor system on artificial wall
- Equipment required for lead climbing
- Dynamic rope vs static rope
- Harness with gear loops
- Quickdraws or runners
- Slings / Tapes (Personal Anchor System)
- Friction devices
- Helmet
- Clipping into protection
- Correct way of placing quickdraws
- Correct way of clipping into quickdraws
- Understanding what is back clip and z clip and how to rectify
- Lead belay
- Belaying a lead climber using friction devices
- Giving slack and taking in
- Belaying stance
- Arresting a climber’s fall
- Dynamic Belaying
- Rope handling & management
- Lead climbing techniques
- Pre-climb checks
- Safe falling position
- Climbing commands
- Safety considerations
- Top out technique (Setting up top rope/Cleaning anchor)
- Sport Climbing Instructor Category 1/2
- 1 Instructor : 10 Trainees
- 1 Instructor + 1 Climbing Assistant (or Trainee Instructor) : 16 Trainees
- Wearing of helmet is compulsory when engaging in a lead climbing session