rigging is narrow and slippery Smoggy: MIA qualified staff or - Tidal conditions - Check sea state and tide height. Med those with a site - Serious - Group management, briefings, protect specific sign off to use scrambling descent. this venue. descent - Swinging out - Close monitoring of belayer to keep rope when falling and very tight, consider using static rope. hitting ground - Deep - management and close supervision. nearby - Try to keep equipment out of the puddle, - Puddle at rinse after use. bottom getting gear salty Sea Porth Because it is SPA Dafarch: instructors will be - Tidal - Check sea state and tide height. Low signed off to operate - Rigging on - Careful selection of anchors, also be here based on their manmade considerate of footpath users. experience and/or structures - Keep remaining rigging rope high off the observation of a - Dogs urinating ground. session by TA. on rope - Vigilance. - Passersby tampering with gear Rhoscolyn Crag X: This crag is to be used - - Check sea state and tide times. Low by MIA or a highly - Very limited - Climbers will need to be lowered in, experienced SPA access to base of supervision of belayers, briefing, group holder with a sign off crag management. from a technical - Soft rock for - Awareness, vigilance. advisor, and only with rigging groups with some -Climber not being - Instructor competent in rescues in this experience and able to climb out situation (MIA or experienced with sign reasonably strong off), route choice. climbers. Dinorwig quarries will Dinorwig Slate Quarry: be used by - Small belay - Group management, briefing, Low appropriately qualified ledges with large supervision, venue choice for group’s instructors or be signed drops around maturity. off by TA. Areas to be - Unsafe - Awareness and avoidance if necessary. visited will be approved structures in the instructor - Mine adits - Group management, briefing. meeting. - Loose top outs - management, only top out on routes safe to do so, route choice. - Instructor - Careful selection of belayer and backup leading to thread methods.
rigging is narrow and slippery Smoggy: - Tidal conditions - Serious scrambling descent - Swinging out when falling and hitting ground - Deep nearby - Puddle at bottom getting gear salty - Check sea state and tide height. - Group management, briefings, protect descent. - Close monitoring of belayer to keep rope very tight, consider using static rope. - management and close supervision. - Try to keep equipment out of the puddle, rinse after use. Med MIA qualified staff or those with a site specific sign off to use this venue. Sea Porth Dafarch: - Tidal - Rigging on manmade structures - Dogs urinating on rope - Passersby tampering with gear - Check sea state and tide height. - Careful selection of anchors, also be considerate of footpath users. - Keep remaining rigging rope high off the ground. - Vigilance. Low Because it is SPA instructors will be signed off to operate here based on their experience and/or observation of a session by TA. Rhoscolyn Crag X: - - Very limited access to base of crag - Soft rock for rigging -Climber not being able to climb out - Check sea state and tide times. - Climbers will need to be lowered in, supervision of belayers, briefing, group management. - Awareness, vigilance. - Instructor competent in rescues in this situation (MIA or experienced with sign off), route choice. Low This crag is to be used by MIA or a highly experienced SPA holder with a sign off from a technical advisor, and only with groups with some experience and reasonably strong climbers. Dinorwig Slate Quarry: - Small belay ledges with large drops around - Unsafe structures - Mine adits - Loose top outs - Instructor leading to thread - Group management, briefing, supervision, venue choice for group’s maturity. - Awareness and avoidance if necessary. - Group management, briefing. - management, only top out on routes safe to do so, route choice. - Careful selection of belayer and backup methods. Low Dinorwig quarries will be used by appropriately qualified instructors or be signed off by TA. Areas to be visited will be approved in the instructor meeting.
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