Pratical Studies - Climbing
0
2022-2023
01016912
Physical Education Sciences
Portuguese
English
French
Face-to-face
1.5
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
Expository methods, Independent Work, Co-work tasks.
Learning Outcomes
Climbing subject, taught at FCDEF-UC, empowers students with the skills necessary to carry out climbing teaching at Artificial Climbing Walls (ACW) in Top-rope/Bottom roping. To do so, after completing the course, students will be able to:
- Place a rope on top-rope, through access to the top of the wall, always maintaining safety
- Climbing, and belaying other climbers, on top-rope/bottom-roping on routes graded IV / IV +, always demonstrating safety and efficacy in all actions
- Place a rope for abseil down using bolted tops, knowing how to install themselves and abseil down safely, as well as making other climbers abseil down.
- lead climbing sessions on top-rope/bottom-roping and on Bouldering.
. Knowing the general history of climbing and be familiar with the equipment and resources specific of this discipline.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
. Climbing history
. Different forms of Climbing
. Movement Technique
- How to teach the movements
- How do we learn the movements
- Progressions
- Specific warm up, cool down and stretching
- Movements repetition
- Relationship between body position and footwork
- Footwork
- How to use hands
- Importance of the forces opposition
- Importance of body position
- How "to rest" while climbing
- Dynamic movements
- How “to read" (anticipate) movements
. Venues:
- Artificial Climbing Structures/Walls (ACS/ACW)
. Equipment
- Dynamic of forces and falls
- ropes
- specific shoes
- seat harness
- carabiners
- Equipment for belaying and for abseil down
- The use of magnesium carbonate
. Working with ropes and safety techniques
- knots for tie in
- self-locking knots
- belaying a climber
- abseiling down
- Considerations for instruction at ACS/ACW, on Top-rope/Bottom roping
. Accidents
- How to avoid accidents.
Head Lecturer(s)
Vasco Parreiral Simões Vaz
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%
Bibliography
Beroujon, Yves, et autres, Juegos de Escalada, 1ª edição, Barcelona, Inde Publicaciones, 1999
Hoffman, Michael, Manual de Escalada, 4ª edição em castelhano, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 1997
Luebben, Craig, Nudos para escaladores, 2ª edição em castelhano, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 1995
Macia, David, Planificación del entrenamiento en escalada deportiva, 1ª edição, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 2002
Murcia, Máximo, Prevención Seguridad y Autorrescate, 1ª edição, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 1996
McMillan, Neville, Care and Maintenance, 1ª edição, Manchester, edições BMC, 2001
Núñez, Tino, Cuerdas y nudos de alta resistencia, 1ª edição em castellano, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 2002
Richardson, Alun, Rock Climbing for instructors, 1ª edição, Marlborough, The Crowood Press Ltd, 2001
Shubert, Pit, Seguridad y Riesgo, 1º edição em Castelhano, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 1996
Winter, Stefan, Escalada deportiva con niños y adolescentes, 1ª edição, Madrid, Ediciones Desnível, 2000