Jul 05, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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REC 1081 - Sport Rock Climbing
Provides students with the fundamental skills necessary to lead climb on bolted routes. In addition, instruction will focus on topics that include lead belaying, clipping, anchors, and rappelling. An extension of REC 1080, The Fundamentals of Rock Climbing, as it offers students the opportunity to further develop their climbing technique in sport rock climbing.
Requisites: REC 1080
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to effectively assess bolts and pins in order to determine the extent to which that protection is safe to use for lead climbing.
- Students will develop a high level of competency for the terminology and skills required to tie all of the knots in sport rock climbing.
- Students will develop a solid understanding of the uses, safety concerns, and general care required for the gear utilized in sport rock climbing.
- Students will develop better understanding of how to effectively interpret and utilize guidebooks and route topos in selecting lead climbs.
- Students will learn safe methods for cleaning fixed anchors.
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