PE 1656

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PE 1656
Outdoor Anchor Building

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

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.

Fees Course fee: $395 for instruction/travel and food.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE.

Comments Prerequisite: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top Rope Belay Certification minimum. For more information about this course, please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 12388 PE 1656   LEC 001

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 30 - Sep 6, 2023

    • Brown, G

      McLaughlin, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Drop Deadline: August 21st. Course fee: $395. Prerequisites: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top rope belay certification minimum. 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. To fill out the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course or for more information about the class, please visit the course page at scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses.

  • 12389 PE 1656   FLD 801

  •  
    • F Other Domestic
    • Sep 8, 2023

    • Brown, G

      McLaughlin, A

    • S Other Domestic
    • Sep 9, 2023

    • Brown, G

      McLaughlin, A

    • Su Other Domestic
    • Sep 10, 2023

    • Brown, G

      McLaughlin, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Drop Deadline: August 21st. Course fee: $395. Prerequisites: Basic Rock Climbing or equivalent experience, Top rope belay certification minimum. 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. To fill out the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course or for more information about the class, please visit the course page at scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses.