The SFU Outdoors Club has the following items to loan out to registered club members (for free!).
If you would like to borrow our club gear, please fill out the Gear Form and we will set up a time to meet on campus. Gear must be requested at least one week in advance. If you have any questions, please contact David at dms8 at sfu.ca.
Camping, Snowshoeing, and Canoeing Gear
| Camping Gear | Deposit | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4-season 2 person tent | $50 | More Details Assembly instructions |
| MEC Silicone Guides tarp x 2 | $25 | More Details |
| Snowshoes MSR Evo 22 x 2 | $30 | More Details |
| Wilderness Systems Group First aid kit | $15 | More details |
| Windpro LPG stove | $20 | (you must provide your own fuel) Stove description: More details Fuel Canister Description More details |
| GSI Pinnacle Pot Set | $15 | More details |
| SteriPEN water purifier | $20 | More details |
| Petzl Headlamp x 2 | $15 | More details |
| Silva Compass | $10 | More details |
| SealLine Pro Pack x 4 | $30 | More details |
| Foam sleeping pad x 5 | $5 | (MEC 3.8 sleeping pad no longer available) More details |
| MEC -12 Hybrid sleeping bag with liner and stuff sack x 2 | $30 | More details |
| MEC Brio 70 L backpack | $25 | More details |
| Bahia PFD's x 4 | $15 | More details |
| Paddles x 10 | $5 | - |
| Universal Canoe Kit (to mount canoes on cars) | - | - |
| Canoes x 4 | $100 | (also need to leave credit card) |
Climbing gear
| Climbing Gear | Deposit | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Climbing rope | $50 | (dynamic, 70m, dry treated). Additional policies apply - see below |
| Squamish Select | $10 | Route climbing book for Bouldering, Sport and Traditional climbing in Squamish, Cheakamus, Whistler, and Pemberton. |
| 3 x Personal Climbing Package | $25 | harness (Apex Rock Cosmic, unisex, one size fits all) + harness bag ATC (BD) Large locking carabiner (BD Rocklock Screwgate biner) MEC chalk bag + chalk Daisy chain (Ocun 100cm) + small locking carabiner (BD Positron Screwgate biner) prusik (1.5m of 7mm static cord) |
| 12 x Quickdraws (BD FreeWire Quickdraw) | - | - |
| 1 x steel 8mm maillon | - | (screw link)(emergency back-off device) |
| Anchor building package | $25 | 2 x Metolius PAS (Personal Anchor System) 2 x 120cm slings (Ocun 16mm nylon sling) 1 x 5m cordelette (10m of 7mm static cord) 5 x small locking carabiners (BD Positron Screwgate biner) 1 x large locking carabiner (BD Rocklock Screwgate biner) |
| Assorted helmets and shoes | $5 | these are quite old (they were part of the old Outdoors Club gear back in the 80's/90's), but are still useable |
Note: if you're using the gear you must return it in the same organized fashion as is shown in the pics - please don't drop off a bag with a rat's nest of interlocking biners and loose slings.
With this new gear and the club rope you should be set and have everything you need for getting outside and doing some top roping or sport leading! Obviously the three personal climbing packages are also good for trying out indoor climbing and not having to rent. Now get climbing!
Mountaineering gear
| Mountaineering Gear | Deposit | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 x Black Diamond contact strap crampons | $20 | More details |
| 1 Ice axe | - | used |
| 1 Ortovox F1 Plus Avalanche tranceiver | - | for practice only - used (this is an analog transciever) |
| 1 Black Diamond snow shovel | - | - |
| 1 Black Diamond avalanche probe | - | - |
| Glacier travel kit | - | 2x SMC 91cm Snow Pickets 3x 3m Lengths of webbing 2x 22cm Black Diamond Express Ice Screws 1x SMC Lightweight Prusik minding pulleys 3x shoulder length cordellette runners 3x 6m Cordellettes (untied) |
Gear Club Policies
The following are the policies and the information you will need in order to use our gear:
1. You must give one week notice before the date you want the gear, and you can borrow it for 1 week maximum at a time.
2. You must pay the required gear security deposit as listed above; when you bring back the equipment in the same condition, you will get your deposit back.
3. You must provide all your contact information, including phone number, address, student card/number, and show us picture ID (drivers licence, passport, etc.)
4. Trips posted on the club forums have priority over personal trips for borrowing the gear. You can book it for a personal trip, but if a club trip wants it during the same time, you have to give it up unless it is within 2 weeks to your trip date.
5. Gear must come back clean and dry. You will be responsible for any damage / replacement expenses should it come back damaged or you lose it. You must wash the sleeping bag liner after use before returning it.
6. No smoking/beer parties. Also try not to eat in the tent unless completely unavoidable (in winter conditions). We don't want to get eaten by a bear in future use because our tent smelled like food.
7. You must be a registered club member and have paid your membership fee.
8. You will be required to sign a form indicating you agree to the terms above.
If you would like to borrow our club gear, contact David at dms8 at sfu.ca and we will set up a time to meet on campus.
Rope policies
We just recently got a new dynamic climbing rope (parameters will appear soon) which is free to use by members. Normal policies as above apply. Additionally, there are new policies specially for climbing ropes (thanks Adam). In particular, we will keep a Rope Log for every club rope (RopesLog.pdf). That means, you have to fill a rope log after each use, noting how was the rope used and if any damage was done to the rope. This way we want to keep track of the damage the rope have taken and ensure the ropes are safe to use. Please, take care about club ropes, especially:
- Try to keep the rope off the ground so the dirt won't get into the rope and damage the coating. Also, please never step on the rope!
- Do not belay over sharp rock edges - make a proper anchor whenever possible!
See SFU OUTDOORS CLUB CLIMBING ROPE POLICY.docx for more information.
So grab the rope and go climbing! :)
Maps
The club owns a topographic map software called Memory-Map and we have a database of detailed digital topo maps for all of southern British Columbia.
Memory-Map is a pretty powerful program - It's compatible with GPS devices, has tools for route planning (automatically calculates total elevation gain, travel distance, etc), and has a really neat feature that converts a topo map into an actual 3D map of the area.
Any club member has access to the software for free. Please email our gear exec David at dms8 at sfu.ca if you're interested.
