Organizer:
Nuwan Munasinghe
Date/Time:
Date(s) - Saturday 06 March, 2021
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
abseiling
G’day all,
Come and join us on this essential Abseil Skill 1 trip in Clovelly, a beautiful coastal area to prepare you to for the various other adventures like canyoning, abseiling, and caving and many more trips in the future. Also, it will be a prerequisite for some other more advanced skills trips as well.
Dushy, Jarvis and I will be running this skill trip, especially for new members.
What we will cover:
• Maintain personal safety near cliffs
• Understand basic abseiling equipment
• Attach rap rack/tubular descender to rope
• Perform safety checks
• Belay an abseiler
• Perform a basic abseil on single/double rope, with rap rack/tubular descender
• Manage an overhang
• Manage a fall or inversion
• Engage in abseiler/belayer communications
• Experience the fun of abseiling
Who is this trip for:
• Members who have not done any abseiling before
When & Where:
• Afternoon 1 PM – 5 PM
• 6th of March (Saturday)
• Clovelly
Abseiling gear:
The club can provide these items even if you do not have any of these gear.
• Harness
• Helmet
• Personal anchor system + carabiner
• Rappel device + carabiner
Please note that if you have symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, such as cough, sore throat, runny nose or fever, you should not join the activity. If you present with symptoms, you may be asked to leave the activity.
Cheers,
Nuwan, Dushy and Jarvis
