Equipment
What does ATL stand for?
Aluminum Triple Locking
What are the 2 main types of Kermantle ropes?
Dynamic
Static
If no one is at your element, you should...
Stay active, recruit, and help where needed.
What are the 5H's and the 4C's?
Helmet. Hair. Harness. Hardware. Human.
Connection. Carabiner. Communication. Camper.
What are the 3 E's?
Element
Equipment
Environment
What piece of equiptment is specific and only used on the Top of the V-Swing?
Cable Grab
What is the ATC belay step process?
Pull. Brake. Grab. Slide.
What type of rope do we use for the Pamper and Moster Pole? And when should it be retired?
Dynamic Rope. 1 year or 300 Uses or Damage.
What is the most important check when setting someone up for Canopy?
Double Backing the harnesses.
What are the four reasons to retire a rope?
Frayed. Retire Age/Usage. Glazing. Chemically Exposed.
What does JRD stand for and where is it used?
Just Right Descender. It is used at both Pamper Poles and the Monster Pole.
What is the Body Belay step process?
Slip. Slap. Slide.
What is the minimum age required to go on the Tandem Course and Monster Pole?
12 years old
What is the number one goal of the Ropes Course this summer?
To Never Incur a Fatality
Why can't aluminum and steel hardware be used together?
Scoring
What piece of equipment is uniqe and only used on the Tandem?
ExpoGlider.
What is the most important rule of belaying a participant?
Your brake hand NEVER leaves the rope!
What are the four elements that require spotting?
BIA Zip. Bouldering Wall. Slackline. DropZone.
True or False. You can wear sandals without heel staps on all of the elements.
False.
What are the ABCD's of spotting?
Attitude. Body Position. Commands. Decision Making.
What type of cable do we use for majority of our cables on the ropes course?
3/8 inch galvanized steel aircraft carrier cable
What is the stretch percentage of the dynamic and the static ropes that we use?
Dynamic: 7-10%
Static: 2-3%
In what 3 ways is the Advanced Zip different from the Basic and Intermediate?
1. Don't take the helmet off
2. Zip Stop instead of pad
3. Different Zip Trolley
If you are working at height, what are two specific things you should be wearing?
Blue Helment and Full-Body Harness
List all of the equipment a participant needs for going on the Canopy Tour.
• Helmet
• Chest Harness w/ ATL attached
• Seat Harness
• Yellow Zip Tether
• Trolley with 2 STLs attached
• LobsterClaws