Project Adventure Grade 11 Review

Origin: Project Adventure is a spin-off of Outward Bound Adventure training. It originated in 1971 for teachers and students to experience adventure training in the school setting. Etiquette: A participant must be respectful and trusting of one another to assure a safe and cooperative environment. Rules: It is important for the belayer and team to assure the safety of a climber. A check on the 3 Hs must be performed before a climber can climb: helmet, harness, and hardware. A 7 point check must be done on the climber and belayers harness to see if all the knots are tied correctly. The hardware (caribeaner) must also be checked to ensure that it is locked (squeeze check), attached correctly (via scratching the belly), and is over all of the ropes on the front of the harness. All of these checks must be done prior to every climb. Terminology: Belay Rope: a special rope used for climbing Caribeaner: an aluminum clip used to secure the climber or belayer to the rope Double Figure 8 knot: knot tied at the end of the belay rope that is secured to the climber using a caribeaner Lobster claws: self-belay system used by the instructor to climb the poles Rock holds: molded pieces located on the tower, which are used to climb Safety knot: knot tied to secure another knot Sheer reduction device: pulley system used to reduce friction for belaying Steel lock: a steel clip used to set-up a belay system Surgeons knot: knot tied in front and in back of a harness Swiss seat rope: rope used to make a harness Tuber: a piece of equipment used to assist the belayer with braking Square knot: knot tied to finish off or close the harness

Commands for climbing: Climber: Belayer: Climber: Belayer: on belay belay on ready to climb climb away

Skill techniques/back-up roles: Belay team: The belay team consists of 6 participants Belaying is a skill used to ensure the safety of the climber. A belayer must keep his/her hand on the brake line at all times and never allow the braking hand to pass his/her other hand when taking up the slack in the rope. The back-up belayer is responsible for being a back-up brake in the event that something happens to the belayer or he/she needs assistance lowering the climber down. The back-up belayer should keep a smile in the rope to give the belayer a little slack to work with. The rope should be passed behind the back of their thighs and passed to the right for the rope tender to handle. In the event the back-up belayer needs to engage the brake, he/she should pull the rope across the front of their thighs. The back-up belayers primary focus should always be on the belayer. The anchor is responsible for holding onto the belayers harness. This helps keep the belayers feet on the ground in the event the belayer gets lifted off the ground when a climber falls or comes down. The rope tender is responsible for keeping the rope straight and out of the way of the rest of the belay team. The ladder is secured to the wall or pole by two individuals. One ladder person under the ladder pulling the ladder, and one ladder person in front of the ladder pushing it toward the wall or pole. Zipline: The brake team used for participating on the zipline includes 7 participants to assure the safety of the climber: The brake person is responsible for holding the bungee cord so that it will properly and safely slow the climber down. The transporter/retriever is responsible for grabbing the ankles of the climber and placing them on the ladder. The runner is responsible for bringing the zipline pulley back up to the instructor in preparation for the next climber. Four ladder people are needed to move and hold the ladder so that the climber can safely come off of the zipline.