PE 1656
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- Schedule of Classes - August 2, 2023 12:50PM EDT
- Course Catalog - April 3, 2023 12:59PM EDT
Classes
PE 1656
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
Come learn how to build climbing anchors for your outdoor adventures! In this course you will learn anchor building best practices, get hands on use with different types of anchor building material including appropriate knots and general care, learn how to place various types of traditional protection, route finding and base management, and how to keep yourself safe while working at the edge of a cliff. We will cover trip logistics and anchor building basics in two classroom sessions and go camping for a weekend of building anchors, climbing, and camping! This is your opportunity to build self sufficiency and take your climbing to real rock.
When Offered Fall, Spring.
Fees Course fee: $385 for food/travel and instruction.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top Rope Belay Certification minimum.
Comments For more information about this course, please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website.
Seven Week - First. Choose one lecture and one field studies.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Sep 12 - Sep 14, 2022
Instructors
McLaughlin, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Drop Deadline September 2nd. Course fee: $385. In this course you will learn anchor building best practices, get hands on use with different types of anchor building material including appropriate knots and general care, learn how to place various types of traditional protection, route finding and base management, and how to keep yourself safe while working at the edge of a cliff. The weekend trip will first meet at Bartels Hall and then head out to Minnewaska State Park in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. Prerequisites: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top rope belay certification minimum. For more information please visit: scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Sep 16, 2022
Instructors
McLaughlin, A
- S
- Sep 17, 2022
Instructors
McLaughlin, A
- Su
- Sep 18, 2022
Instructors
McLaughlin, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Drop Deadline September 2nd. Course fee: $385. In this course you will learn anchor building best practices, get hands on use with different types of anchor building material including appropriate knots and general care, learn how to place various types of traditional protection, route finding and base management, and how to keep yourself safe while working at the edge of a cliff. The weekend trip will first meet at Bartels Hall and then head out to Minnewaska State Park in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. Prerequisites: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top rope belay certification minimum. For more information please visit: scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses
Department Consent Required (Add)