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Belay Technique
Review the AAC Universal Belay Standard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIAYx-d4HE
Going hands free while belaying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2O29lSTfr4
Load Strand Direct (LSD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8biOc4CQT4&t=3s
Bridge to LSD for weighted rope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWDi7CR37Sc&t=16s
AAC Universal Belay Standard Lead Belay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4DMg74lR4
More from Petzl on Belaying with a Grigri: https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/Belaying-with-the-GRIGRI?ActivityName=rock-climbing
Rappel Technique
Ascending a rope from rappel set-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBRHGv_e78I&t=124s
Ropes
Weighmyrack.com (article and video)
Rock Anchors
The basics of building climbing anchors - https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/climbing-anchors.html
AAC Anchor Analysis - https://americanalpineclub.org/news/tag/anchors
Rock Climbing Basics: Intro to Nuts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6_zNRQjZ-Q
Tips for placing cams with Beth Rodden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKuZvsa8Ppo
How To Build A Three Piece Anchor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYvaJaDsSPU
The Snap Bowline - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nI11MiTLwas
Alpine Lead Climbing
Rope skills for scrambling 1: Using a rope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AajLbNISIgY&t=1s
Rope skills for scrambling 2: moving together vs pitched - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Ztxm9LR5Y&t=1s
How to rerack slings and gear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtHtjEsB3ZE&t=1s
How to tie a kiwi coil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bq7_is-dJQ&t=83s
Risk Management and Accident Prevention
Cleaning Single Pitch Anchors:
From the AAC - "Cleaning an Anchor in Single Pitch Climbing."
Avalanche Rescue
Snow Anchors
Picket placements - How to build a snow anchor
Bollards - How to build a bollard
Ice screws - How to build an ice anchor
Crevasse Rescue
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