Top Rope Anchors Course: Winter Edition (ROC)

To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5741 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.

This course will teach you skills needed to set up top ropes for climbing outdoors using natural protection. You'll learn knots, how to place gear, equalization and other stuff you need to know to set up top rope anchors. After finishing this course and having a few practice trips you can be checked off and be ready to hire gear and go climbing outdoors on your own.
This course is also the first very important step to becoming a climbing leader in the club, a step towards being a self-sufficient climber and to helping out on club trips taking other people climbing with you. To be accepted on this course you need to have some outdoors top rope or lead seconding climbing experience, and be active with the club.
Normal cost for the course is about $150 per person. It's much cheaper than any commercial price since we want people to develop and take part in the club's life as a helper or a leader. Once you're checked off as a top rope leader, the club will expect you to commit to assist on and/or run a few climbing trips in the year following your course. In order to be eligible for the cheaper rate you have to have been on 2 or more club trips before attending the course.
You can choose to pay commercial rate of $250 if you want to do it for yourself and have no commitment to the club after you finish. You'll still be encouraged to take part in club trips anyway, it's more fun together! However, spots will be prioritised for those who wish to... (see website for more details - http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5741)

See you all there!

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How to join this trip, run by the ROC (RMIT Outdoors Club):
Step 1: If you're not already a member of the RMIT Outdoors Club (roc.org.au), goto the link and sign up (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-join/).
Membership is $35 for students, $70 for non-students (half-year memberships are also available)
Step 2: Sign up to the trip via their site (http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5741) to secure your place, and so we've got your details for the trip
Step 3: During the week prior to the trip, the trip organiser will get in touch (usually via email) to organise car-pooling, and finalise the trip details

Equipment / What you need to bring;
If you need camping/cooking/sleeping equipment for overnight trips, the gear-room at the RMIT Outdoor Club has everything you might need as well (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-hire-gear/). As a bonus, membership also includes access to discounts at climbing gyms, gear and other bonus goodies! (roc.org.au has more details!)
Please read the description above for specifics on equipment required - as a minimum, the climbing gear needed for outdoor trips includes a harness, climbing helmet and climbing shoes

About ROC: Find out more about us, and what we're about here: https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/
Check us out on Facebook here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/RMITOutdoorsClub/ ... or https://www.facebook.com/groups/638757456179118/ for our climbing specific group
Feel free to jump onto the facebook group and let us know if anyone has any questions -- the trip leader (see the link at the top of the page) is always happy to help