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Students: the detailed Fall 2023 Student Syllabus will be posted here in early September. Note that the class dates, times, and locations are available on the main Basic School information page.
Instructors: the detailed Fall 2023 Instructor Syllabus will be posted here in early September. Note that the class dates, times, and locations are available on the main Basic School information page. 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
