Spring 2008, A Quad Hours

User Guidelines

• Climbing Wall for Wheaton College students and Staff/Faculty as well as their dependents.  Community Members and guests are not permitted to use the Climbing Wall during open hours.
• Dependents of Faculty/Staff under the age of 14 must be belayed by their parents.
• All Climbers and Belayers must have completed a belay certification: showing competence in proper belay technique, knot tying and equipment care.
• Appropriate attire must be worn at all times:
• Tennis shoes or climbing shoes may be worn while climbing.
• NO bare-foot or socks-only climbing
• Male climbers must keep their shirts on.
• Female climbers must wear modest clothing.
• Climbers should avoid pendulums.
• No horseplay on or near the wall.
• All other sports activities (with the exception of Table Tennis and Batting Cage Activities) should be discontinued on the East side of Hendrickson Rec Gym when the wall is open; exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the Climbing Instructor on duty, or the Supervisor on duty. 
• Bouldering is permitted with one body part below the bouldering line

Instructors

Climbing Wall Instructors have multiple responsibilities while working the Wall.  These responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a physically and emotionally safe climbing environment.
• Setting up and storing all equipment.
• Ensuring that all belayers are certified.
• Instructing climbers in appropriate technique.
• Enforcing Climbing Wall policies.

2007-2008 Climbing Wall Staff

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