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Students click here for the Student Syllabus - Spring 2022
Instructors click here for the Instructor Syllabus - Spring 2022. Also, see Belay & Rappel Demo Instructions for teaching belaying & rappelling on Thursday evening.
The complete AMC Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing Manual is provided below. Important – Please note the Addendum that provides important instructional updates to the current published version of the manual.
- Disclaimer Disclaimer
- Chapter 1 Intro to the Vertical World
- Chapter 2 Access and Ethics of Climbing
- Chapter 3 Knots, Hitches, and Coils
- Chapter 4 Equipment
- Chapter 5 Climbing Calls
- Chapter 6 Belaying
- Chapter 7 Rappelling
- Chapter 8 Self-Rescue
- Chapter 9 Climbing Technique
- Addendum Basic School Instructional Changes – October 2014 Rev 1
Demonstration Videos:
- Water Knot & Daisy Chain https://youtu.be/O27lb4zhlw0
- Figure 8 on a Bight & on a Follow-Through https://youtu.be/3WTHEPsSkPo
- Grapevine or Double Fisherman's Knot https://youtu.be/7Rov02LeIKo
- Rope Care and Coiling https://youtu.be/5HH6aVbChr4
- Top Rope Process, PBUS Belay Technique https://youtu.be/FZEX0avxx6Y
- Climbing Calls https://youtu.be/jAU52ZlAyjU
- Top Belay using the Munter Hitch https://youtu.be/kJScYrbt3pE
- Rappel Process https://youtu.be/Xgto-ZEkIwE
- Self-Rescue Basics:
- Using Prusiks to Ascend the Rope https://youtu.be/hZF_S-3EWvU
- Ascending Past a Knot https://youtu.be/WSd8cxRoHjc
- Passing a Knot on Rappel https://youtu.be/8qYmBG33jWc
- Converting from Rappel to Prusik https://youtu.be/vn6dp3s-xDI
- Escaping a Bottom Belay https://youtu.be/nMg3hhM3Qns
- Self-Rescue Summary https://youtu.be/LM6gOUXfvDM
