Basic Self-Rescue
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
Self-Rescue 2
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