Rock Climbing Wall
Safety Policies and Rules
Terms and Conditions
* To enter the climbing area, you must have a signed "waiver" of Liability/Assumption of Risk and turn into the climbing wall Supervisor. * Climbers must check in/out at the Climbing Wall desk during operation hours. * Before each climb the entrance instructor and belayer must check each climber to ensure that the knot and harness buckle are correctly fastened and that the belay system and belayers harness buckles are safe. *The belayer must keep their brake hand on the rope and eyes on the climber at all times. * Belayers must belay while standing up: NO belaying from benches, seated, or in a reclined position. *Rock climbing shoes are required. Street shoes, hiking boots, sandals and bare feet are not permitted on the climbing surfaces. * A belayer who is significantly out-weighted by a climber is required to be anchored down. *No food or open drink containers allowed in the climbing wall area. *No obscene language. *Do not remove climbing holds. *Climbing Wall equipment is not allowed to leave the climbing area. * Only certified and safety inspected climbing gear provided by the LSWC can be worn while climbing. No outside or personal use equipment is allowed. *Do not use bolts as holds. *Report any injuries or wall damage to the Climbing Wall Staff. *Only Climbing Wall Staff and those approved through the LSWC facilitate climbing activities are allowed on the Climbing wall and Bouldering wall. * Allow right of way to other climbers who were first on a route on any given section of wall or boulder. Don't crowd other climbers. * No bouldering above the yellow handholds on the Climbing wall, or below roped climbers. * Spectators are not allowed on padded climbing area. * No Jewelry * Cell phones use is prohibited when climbing, belaying, bouldering, or spotting * Individuals under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Parents must sign the "Waiver of Liability" for anyone under 18 years of age. * No one under the age of 6 will be permitted to use the LSWC Climbing Wall. * Any infraction of these rules will result in loss of climbing privileges. Repeated infractions will result in loss of future privileges and possibly additional sanctions. LSWC Supervisors reserves the right to suspend or terminate privileges for inappropriate or unsafe behavior.
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I, the undersigned, accept full responsibility for my own safety while in the LSWC Climbing Wall area. I agree to abide by, and help enforce, the following Climbing Wall safety policies and rules.
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