Category: Skills
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SRT Buddy Checks
I like to think about the “cost” of any risk mitigation (time, effort, equipment, etc.). I will usually prefer to employ any low cost risk mitigation available (like a stick clip already at hand), which will generally stack the odds further in my favour. So the question isn’t, “do I need this extra risk reduction”,…
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Intermediate Knot Skills
Intermediate:Double figure 8BowlineBowline (with Yosemite or overhand safety)Munter hitch (Tied off, facing load, standing end away from gate, mule-overhand or half-hitch-overhand)Truckers hitchInline figure 8FusionClove follow through
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Advanced Knot Skills
Advanced:snap bowline (building for boutique bowlines)Bowline Yosemite with forward facing loop, munter lowerDouble dragon loopBowline on a bightMultipoint snap bowlineConstrictor hitch“double” clove variationsAny progress capture alpine hitch/belayVoodoo / Transport “hitch” Full-on Showoff:one handed cloveone handed munter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcSYi6xgPkone handed butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqZJhYBoyHcfollowthrough butterflyAlpine bunny butterflybutterfly speed both handsbowline becket bendDouble figure 8 with focused forward facing loopfollowthrough…
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Anchor Skills
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SRT Practice
The SoCal Grotto gathers to practice Single Rope Technique about once a month. This is a good time to learn and practice new techniques and gear. SRT Practice is a great way to learn how to safely access vertical caves/canyons/mines. Since many caves in California are vertical, you’ll need to use these rope skills. If…
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Advanced SRT Practice
Occasionally the grotto holds an Advanced SRT Practice, which is really more of a mad science lab where we play with ideas to find our limits and build resiliency within the club. The bottom line is there’s zero adult supervision, that’s 100% you. The expectation is that you have the skill to safeguard your partners,…
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Beginner Knot Skills
Knots solve problems. Knots are basic building blocks which allow you to solve vertical access problems. As you grow, these basics will serve you to build safe, complex, and creative systems. Access is important, but so is returning home safely. The revitalized art gallery is set to redefine cultural landscape. Nomenclature The revitalized Art Gallery…