The Basics of Climbing Safety
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The Basics of Climbing Safety
Basic Climbing Gear
How to Put on a Climbing Harness
Cilmbing Safety - How to Tie into a Harness
Cilmbing Safety - Belaying
Climbing Safety - Belay Stance and Anchoring
Climbing Safety Checks
Climbing Safety - Belay Vocabulary and Commands
Climbing Safety - How to Back-up Belay
Climbing Safety - How to Utilize a Complete Belaying System
Understanding the Importance of Bike Safety
Share the Road to Prevent Accidents
Bike Safety Tips For Adults
Creating a Bicycle Friendly America
Be A Bike Safety Role Model
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer
Basic Bedbug Prevention
Snowboarding Safety Tips
Simple Skiing Safety Tips
Summer Sun Safety Tips
Playground Safety
Playground Safety – Proper Supervision
Jason Montecalvo is an instructor of rock climbing for Sportrock Indoor Climbing Centers. Jason has been leading individual and group indoor and outdoor climbing programs for children and adults for over eight years for multiple organizations including Horizons Adventure Camp where he created, organized and lead team building programs for public, corporate, and at risk and disabled youth, in areas such as hang gliding, caving, scuba, white water kayaking, and high ropes course facilitation. In addition, Jason has been teaching for Northern Virginia Community College as an adjunct climbing professor for over five years. Jason has an Associate in Science as well as a B.S. from George Mason University with his expertise being health and fitness in parks and recreation management. Jason also holds several national certifications in his area of expertise including being a Top Rope Site Manager for the American Mountain Guiding Association as well as having a Wilderness First Responder certification from Wilderness Medical Associates. As an avid outdoor athlete, Jason most memorable climbing accomplishment was climbing multi-pitch routes out west in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and tough single pitch sport climbing routes in the east at the New River Gorge in West Virginia. Jason has lived and in the Northern Virginia DC metropolitan area for 28 years but has a great passion for the west coast and New England regions of the country for all areas of outdoor recreation and sport; in particular, climbing, snowboarding and mountain biking.
The Basics of Climbing Safety
Hi! My name is Jason Montecalvo with Sportrock Climbing Centers. I am a Certified American Mountain Guide Top Rope Site Manager and Ive been teaching climbing for over six years. I also hold a Degree in Outdoor Parks and Recreation, and today Im going to teach how to safely climb.
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Hi! My name is Jason Montecalvo with Sportrock Climbing Centers. I am a Certified American Mountain Guide Top Rope Site Manager and Ive been teaching climbing for over six years. I also hold a Degree in Outdoor Parks and Recreation, and today Im going to teach how to safely climb. The form of climbing that we are going to be learning how to do today is called Top Rope climbing which is the safest form of climbing, where the climber is tied in to one end of the rope. The rope goes up over an anchor point and back down to the belayer whose main task is to catch the climber if they were to fall. Essentially what we will be learning how to do today is how a climber puts on a harness, how a climber ties into a harness utilizing various knots, the Figure 8, the Figure 8 Follow Through, and a Backup knot, and how to belay properly using a tubular-style belay device with a locking carabiner. We will also be learning how to ground anchor to the floor. There is a series of ten safety checks that we will soon go over, four on the climber, four on the belayer and two on the ground anchor to ensure our safety before we climb. Really, you dont need much to start climbing; a climbing harness, a climbing rope, a couple of carabiners, and a belay device will get you started.
You want to remember that rock climbing is inherently a dangerous activity and requires you to seek professional help by certified climbing instructors prior to engaging in this activity. First thing we want to do is learn about the climbing gear. So, lets get started.
The Drums - Rock Beat 1
The Drums - Rock Beat 2
How to Rock Climb
Overview of Rock Climbing Terminology
Basic Rock Climbing Skills
Rock Climbing - Smearing and Twist Locks
Rock Climbing - Drop Knees
Rock Climbing - Dynamic Movement
Rock Climbing - Rest Positions and Heel Hooks
no use... by lostlost at 07/11/09 10:13AM Flag
theres no use of wearing a helmet when climbing inside on mounted walls, beacuse there are/shouldnt be any rocks that can fall from the top of the wall and hit you in the head.
One more time by brice1123 at 11/03/07 01:46AM Flag
Frankly, I haven't really liked rock climbing. But I think after watching Jason, I'll give it another try.
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