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Climbing Workshop - Belaying From Above

About this event

The goal of this ½ day workshop is to review and put in practice the most common methods of belaying from above.  

Topics will include the pros, and cons for the following

  1. Belaying from your harness directly.
  2. Belaying from your harness with an indirect
  3. Belaying from the anchor using a Gri-Gri.
  4. Lowering from the anchor using a Gri-Gri
  5. Setting up a tube device (BD ATC, Petzl Reverso, etc.) in guide mode.
  6. Lowering someone safely from guide mode.
  7. Setting up a mechanical advantage system while belaying from the anchor.

 

The above techniques will first be demonstrated and then we will then get some hands-on practice while under the watchful eye of experienced climbers. We will be climbing at Owl slab which is a small 50-foot slab near Mary’s Peak and has around eight sport routes.



Summit Post Link: 

Difficulty: C2

Driving Distance RT: 114



Date

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location

Owl Slab
44.47168, -123.53485
Mary's Peak Road
Philomath, OR  97370
USA

Climb Leader(s)

Greg Skaer

Category

Climbing

Registration Info

Registration is not available online - contact the event coordinator
The Trip Leader is the event coordinator. The Trip Leader has the final say over who may participate in the event. Contact Greg Skaer 541-777-1677