AY Honors/High Ropes - Advanced

High Ropes - Advanced
Regional
Skill Level ???
Approval authority Florida Conference	Year of Introduction Unknown

• Overview
• Requirements
• Answer Key
• Lesson Plans

AY Honors/High Ropes - Advanced/Overview

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

11. Execute two high elements, different from those done to earn the High Ropes honor.

1. Be 14 years or older.

2. Have the High Ropes honor.

3. Set and work towards a new personal goal.

4. Know and demonstrate proper safety with ropes.

5. Properly execute a practice climb and decent using crab claws.

6. Set up and take down a high element.

7. Show how to properly coil a rope. Know proper care of rope and demonstrate how to log and store rope.

8. Properly position and describe the job of spotters on low elements.

9. Participate in four low elements, different from those done to earn the High Ropes honor.

10. Create your own spiritual metaphor for a high element.

11. Execute two high elements, different from those done to earn the High Ropes honor.

12. Properly position and describe the job of each member of the belay team.

13. Be familiar with two different methods of belay.

14. Correctly and safely belay five people, one of who weighs at least 20 pounds more than the belayer.

Edit Answer Key

1

Be 14 years or older.

2

Have the High Ropes honor.

For tips and instruction see High Ropes.

3

Set and work towards a new personal goal.

4

Know and demonstrate proper safety with ropes.

5

Properly execute a practice climb and decent using crab claws.

6

Set up and take down a high element.

7

Show how to properly coil a rope. Know proper care of rope and demonstrate how to log and store rope.

Partial answer:

• a. Keep the rope clean.
• b. Always coil a rope before storing it.
• c. Make sure wet rope is dry before coiling it.
• d. Return rope to its proper place after using it.

8

Properly position and describe the job of spotters on low elements.

9

Participate in four low elements, different from those done to earn the High Ropes honor.

10

Create your own spiritual metaphor for a high element.

11

Execute two high elements, different from those done to earn the High Ropes honor.

12

Properly position and describe the job of each member of the belay team.

13

Be familiar with two different methods of belay.

14

Correctly and safely belay five people, one of who weighs at least 20 pounds more than the belayer.

References

Important Note about Patch

This honor is a regional honor approved by the Florida Conference. To obtain the honor patch, you must contact the Florida Conference at the Florida Pathfinder Store.

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See AY Honors/Model Lesson Plan if you need ideas for creating one.