Outdoor Bouldering - Intro sesh (ROC)

To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5518 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.

If you're interested in joining an outdoor bouldering trip at some point, this is intended as a skills prep session for those new to it.
The first outdoor bouldering trip can sometimes be a bit painful and discouraging, so we'd like to help by explaining basic challenges in more friendly environment.
Topics we'll cover :

• Bouldering Outdoors Ethics;
• Spotting;
• Crashpads Management;
• Sit Starts practice;
• General bouldering tips;
• Risks of Topping out;
  We'll start at 7pm and it will take about 1- 1.5 hours. After the training we'll stay a bit longer to climb if people are keen.
  Equipment needed:

• Climbing Shoes
• If you don't have your own shoes, they're available for hire at the ROC gear room, open Tuesdays and Thursday 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Shoe hire will be free for the session, but a $50 cash deposit is required.
  Crashpads will be arranged for you.
  Details about the location are available on the crag:
  https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/australia/inner-melbourne/burnley-bouldering-wall
  Any questions pls get in touch :)
  See you all there!

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How to join this trip, run by the ROC (RMIT Outdoors Club):
Step 1: If you're not already a member of the RMIT Outdoors Club (roc.org.au), goto the link and sign up (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-join/).
Membership is $35 for students, $70 for non-students (half-year memberships are also available)
Step 2: Sign up to the trip via their site (http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5518) to secure your place, and so we've got your details for the trip
Step 3: During the week prior to the trip, the trip organiser will get in touch (usually via email) to organise car-pooling, and finalise the trip details

Equipment / What you need to bring;
If you need climbing gear, the gear-room at the RMIT Outdoor Club has everything you might need as well (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-hire-gear/). As a bonus, membership also includes access to discounts at climbing gyms, gear and other bonus goodies! (roc.org.au has more details!)
Please read the description above for specifics on equipment required - as a minimum, the climbing gear needed for outdoor trips includes a harness, climbing helmet and climbing shoes

About ROC: Find out more about us, and what we're about here: https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/
Check us out on Facebook here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/RMITOutdoorsClub/ ... or https://www.facebook.com/groups/638757456179118/ for our climbing specific group
Feel free to jump onto the facebook group and let us know if anyone has any questions -- the trip leader (see the link at the top of the page) is always happy to help