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Rock Commander

The 5-day Rock Commander course takes place on September 22-26, 2008 and is the most elite and strenuous curriculum we offer. It is designed for serious climbers or those wanting to become serious climbers, those who lead small groups of friends and family into the wilderness to climb, and those aspiring to one day gain AMGA certification and possibly have a career in the outdoor industry.

During the week we will travel to some of the best natural climbing areas Tennessee has to offer. Many topics will be covered throughout the course. At the end of the course you will have significantly more confidence in your ropework and ability on the rock. You will know how to safely manage small groups of friends and family at the crag. You will also gain a basic knowledge of popular climbing areas in Tennessee.

There are only 6 spaces available in this unique course. This small guide-to-student ratio will ensure more personal time devoted to each participant and will also help the student to better retain the information presented.

Prerequisites

  • You must be 14 years of age or older at any time in 2008.
  • You must have some climbing experience. This can be indoors. There is no minimum experience requirement, but we encourage you to get as much as you can before the course.
  • You will need your own rock shoes. This will ensure a proper fit which cannot be promised with rental shoes.
  • You must be able to comfortably climb 5.7 on top rope.
  • You must be in adequate physical condition and able to hike at least one mile over rugged terrain, non-stop, with a 25 pound pack.

Included in the course

  • transportation from Nashville
  • lunch every day
  • Becknology Rock Commander T-shirt
  • Becknology Rock Climbing Technical Manual
  • a disk of pictures taken from the course
  • belay device
  • 3 locking carabiners
  • short cord for a Prusik hitch
  • 21' cordelette
  • 3 nylon runners
  • chalk bag & chalk

All of the gear mentioned above including our new full-color technical manual is yours to keep. If you should have need of anything else during the course it shall be provided you at no extra cost but must be returned at the end of each day.

Course Schedule

We will meet at a designated location in Nashville at 8:00 AM every morning and will return between 4:30 and 5:00 PM every evening.

Day Location Topics and Activities
Monday
8/18 		King's Bluff
(Clarksville) 		breathing, movement on the rock, exercises and
stretches for climbers, belaying
Tuesday
8/19 		King's Bluff
(Clarksville) 		lead climbing and lead belaying on sport routes,
falling safely, catching falls
Wednesday
8/20 		Stone Door
(Beersheba Springs) 		rappelling, raising systems, intro to trad gear,
intro to anchoring
Thursday
8/21 		Tennessee Wall
(Chattanooga) 		placing trad gear, anchoring, trad leading
Friday
8/22 		Foster Falls
(Tracy City) 		group management, leading climbing trips, review

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