Have you ever wondered what you’d do in the event of a forced retreat from a climb? Or worse, needing to come to the aid of your partner who needs a rescue on a climb. This self-rescue course will teach you techniques to deal quickly and safely with many situations.

Curriculum includes:

• Assisting a climber on top rope who is stuck on the rock unable to go up or come down
• Techniques to escape the belay in order to go to the assistance of another climber
• Ascending techniques
• Leader and second rescue
• Construction of a rope litter and belay on low angle terrain
• Knots / Hitches and devices
• Load releasable systems

Often scheduled as a follow-up to the Basic Self-Rescue, this course takes off where basic self-rescue leaves off.

In addition to reviewing much of the above curriculum, other skills to be learned will include:

• Multi pitch descending
• Load releasable systems
• Assisted rappelling