Aid Climbing Course

This badge represents the successful completion of the Aid Climbing Course. This is an introduction to the basics of clean aid climbing. We cover the following topics: Gear aiders/etriers, daisy chains, protection, ascenders, Leading: basic aid sequence, transitioning from aid to free, Following: ascending with jumars and aiders, Prerequisite for this class is Traditional Lead Climbing. Students should have several years of trad climbing experience and be comfortable climbing 5.10 on top rope and leading 5.6/5.7 trad outside.