ARC’TERYX  |  SUMMER OF CLIMB  |   ARC’TERYX ACADEMYÂ
Squamish Smoke Bluffs
38654 Loggers Lane, Squamish, BC, V8B 0H2
July 11th 2024
5:00pm-8:00pm
We're stoked to be offering a free introductory rock rescue clinic brought to you by ACMG certified rock guides, Arc'teryx Ambassadors, and bona fide Squamish crushers Kinley Aitken and Paul McSorley. In this clinic, you'll learn the basics of what do when things go wrong side up in vertical terrain such as;
- Top belays and lowering with a loaded strand
- 3:1 haul systems
- Ascending a rope
- Various rappel skills
Please note, this is an intermediate - advanced clinic. In order to get the most from this, we recommend you have had at least 1 year of previous outdoor rock climbing experience on single and multi pitch routes.
What to bring:
-Harness
-Helmet
-Belay deviceÂ
-Guide style belay device (Reverso, guide ATC or similar)
-Personal prusik (1.5 m length of 6-7mm cord, hollow block or similar)
-3-5 locking carabiners (or more)
-1 (or more) 120cm sewn sling
-Either a 5m long cord (6-7mm diameter) or a 240cm sewn sling
Please park in the main gravel lot at 38654 Loggers Lane.
DO NOT PARK ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS SURROUNDING THE PARK.Â
You must be 19+ to attend this event.
Gear list will be communicated via confirmation email.
Squamish BC
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Kinley is a passionate rock climber, mother and trusted guide and has been an active Squamish climbing & guiding community member for over two decades.Â
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In addition to guiding, educating and coaching hundreds of climbers per year, Kinley is fervently dedicated to pushing her personal climbing path forward and loves the energy of running her own small business.Â
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She feels incredibly thankful and privileged to be supported and surrounded by the community and mountains of the Sea to Sky corridor.Â
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Fun fact: "Climbing Yosemite Valley's "the Nose" on El Capitan took the same amount of time as labouring and delivering my baby, roughly 17 hours. Let me tell you that having a baby was wayyy harder, lol".
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Squamish, BC
Paul’s drive for climbing comes from the unknown of each new route and the comradery of the friends that join him. Spirited and gregarious, Paul has had many first ascents, including The Canadian Route on Fitzroy, Beluga Spire's Harpoon and the Southwest Buttress on the NW Summit of Mt. Waddington. Yet, Paul is just as happy to peel off some lichen from a granite face to reveal a new climb in his own backyard of Squamish.
A guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, a high ropes rigger and a multi-talented mountain sports polymath, Paul would always rather have no information and go through the rousing journey of discovery.
