Big
Bear
Expedition - YMCA
Adventure Guides
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Big
Bear
Expedition - YMCA
Adventure Guides
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The Kodiak circle is sponsoring the March expedition
event, rock climbing at Planet Granite
in Santa Clara on Saturday, 15 March, 2008, from 10:00-12:00.
Map to
location
If you are only attending (not belaying) go here.
But you should consider becoming a belayer - the training
sessions are a great time. You
get to learn a skill that you can use with all your children at
any time and you get a lot of one-on-one time with your son during
the training.
This is an event which requires some parent participation. The dads get to "belay" while the sons climb. Belaying is not hard work. It basically consists of holding the safety rope while the climber climbs.
The belayers have to be trained and certified by Planet Granite to be able to do this duty. Training consists of attending one of the training sessions listed below with a son (or daughter), then taking a short test sometime before the event (no child involved). These sessions are also for dads who are already certified belayers but would like to brush up on their skills. A brush-up on belay skills is highly recommended, especially if you haven't done any belaying since the last climbing event.
There are scheduled training sessions for TBD1 and TBD2. Planet Granite has previously only allowed up to four dads (with children) at each time slot.
Anyone attending the training sessions needs to bring a child to train with. Your son/daughter should bring a bike helmet to wear during the session.
At a separate time following training, you must pass a short test given by a Planet Granite employee.
For those dads who received belay cards last year, they are still valid. However, Planet Granite strongly recommends that you attend one of the training sessions as a refresher course.
If you're willing to be a belayer for this event, please notify your circle navigator and/or one of the training coordinators ASAP.
Belaying dads and climbing kids are required to sign a Planet Granite waiver and the dad must bring a photocopy of their drivers license to the event.
Check back here for more information on this event.
The Kodiak circle is sponsoring the January expedition event, rock climbing at Planet Granite in Santa Clara on Saturday, 15 March, 2008, from 10:00-12:00. However, you may continue climbing after the Big Bear Expedition event as long as the facility is open.
Planet Granite is located at 815 Stewart Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. You can follow the link above to get directions to the Sunnyvale facility.
You will need to complete a waiver form before you can use
the facility. A waiver is needed for both
you and your son(s). The PDF form can be found at Planet Granite
waiver . (This one is marked to show how to fill it out for a
child, but it works for adults as well). It will save time if you
print this at home and then bring the
completed form with you to Planet Granite.
For climbing, kids need appropriate clothing and safety gear. Specifically, close-toed shoes (not sandals), thin pants (not shorts), and some kind of helmet (preferably a bike helmet). They have some helmets available if you don't have one, but not enough for all of the boys.
The host circle(s) will be providing snacks, but it's a good idea to bring along your own water bottle.
Once there, you may climb with any certified belayer (all the belayers are volunteers from our Expedition). Belayers will be wearing YMCA T-shirts, and will have a red belaying certification card attached to their harness.
Have FUN!
The old historical pages for this event can be found here.