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- Show that you know first aid for injuries or
illnesses that may occur during climbing activities, including hypothermia,
blisters, sprains, snakebite, abrasions, fractures, and insect bites or
- Identify the conditions that must exist before
performing CPR on a person. Demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR
using a training device approved by your counselor.
- Present yourself properly dressed for belaying,
climbing, and rappelling (i.e., appropriate clothing, footwear, and a helmet;
rapellers must wear gloves).
- Location. Do the following:
- Explain how the difficulty of climbs is classified,
and apply classifications to the rock faces or walls where you will
demonstrate your climbing skills.
- Explain the following: top-rope climbing, lead
climbing, and bouldering.
- Evaluate the safety of a particular climbing area.
Consider weather, visibility, the condition of the climbing surface, and any
other environmental hazards.
- Determine how to summon aid to the climbing area in
case of an emergency.
- Verbal signals. Explain the
importance of using verbal signals during every climb and rappel, and while
bouldering. With the help of the merit badge counselor or another Scout,
demonstrate the verbal signals used by each of the following:
- Boulderers and their spotters
- Rope. Do the following:
- Describe the kind of rope acceptable for use in
climbing and rappelling.
- Show how to examine a rope for signs of wear or
- Discuss ways to prevent a rope from being damaged.
- Explain when and how a rope should be retired.
- Properly coil a rope.
- Knots. Demonstrate the ability to
tie each of the following knots. Give at least one example of how each knot is
used in belaying, climbing, or rappelling.
- Figure eight on a bight
- Figure eight follow-through
- Water knot
- Double fishermanıs knot (Grapevine knot)
- Harnesses. Correctly put on at least
ONE of the following:
- Commercially made climbing harness
- Tied harness
- Belaying. Do the following:
- Explain the importance of belaying every climber
- Belay three different climbers ascending a rock
face or climbing wall.
- Belay three different rappellers descending a rock
face or climbing wall.
- Climbing. Do the following:
- Show the correct way to tie into a belay rope.
- Climb at least three different routes on a rock
face or climbing wall, demonstrating good technique and using verbal signals
with a belayer.
- Rappelling. Do the following:
- Using carabiners and a rappel device, secure your
climbing harness or tied harness to a rappel rope.
- Tie into a belay rope set up to protect rappellers.
- Rappel down three different rock faces or three
rappel routes on a climbing wall. Use verbal signals to communicate with a
belayer, and demonstrate good rappelling technique.
- Demonstrate ways to store rope, hardware, and other
gear used for climbing, rappelling, and belaying.