AY Honor Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing

Skill Level

2

Year

1970

Version

21.12.2024

Approval authority

North American Division

Overview

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

• General Conference
• North American Division

9. Properly free climb up to 5.3 (F3) difficulty on two different pitches a distance of at least 50 feet (15.24 meters) with an upper belay. Understand and practice the following free climbing concepts: rhythm, looking ahead, weight over the feet, balance climbing, counterforce climbing, and jamming.

8. Demonstrate proper climbing technique while climbing at least three climbs of at least 15 m (50 ft) in height and a Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) rating 5.3 or harder.