Multipitch | Beyond the Basics @ Lovers Leap w/ Vertical Pursuits

Book: https://www.verticalpursuitsclimbing.com/multipitch-beyond-the-basics/
Discount Code: -$50 sacclimbers

This course will expand on your current multipitch skill set to help you move more efficiently and safely up and down bigger and bigger rock climbs. Spend 8 hours with a VERY FAST instructor who has climbed The Nose of El Capitan in a comfy half-day. You don’t need to get stronger or move faster, you need new skills, strategies, and principles!

Who is this course for?

• You want to speed up your multipitch climbing!
• You often start and/or finish your climbs in the dark.
• You don’t have more than 2 or 3 ways to accomplish multiptich climbing/rappelling tasks.
• You want to spend more time and energy climbing and less hanging around at belays!
• You’ve taken an Intro to Multipitch Course and/or have significant multipitch leading experience.

Curriculum

### General Principles of Efficiency

• “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast” philosophy
• Route finding
• Setting yourself up for success
• Balancing efficiency and safety
• Why efficiency matters (safety, enjoyment, accomplishment)

### Rope Management

• Pancake flip
• Lap coils (big to small/small to big)
• Using ledges effectively

### Transitions

• Gear organization strategies
• Lead vs. follow transitions
• Block leading vs. swing leading (pros/cons)

### Strategic Decision Making

• When to link pitches (and when not to)
• Simul-climbing?
• Equipment selection for efficiency
• Stance management
• Anticipating next steps
• Task prioritization at belays

### Anchor Building

• What matters most?
• New building methods.
• Expanding the toolbox.

### Rappel Process

• Step by step for speed.
• Simul rappel?
• Stacked Rappels

& more!