Intro to Self Rescue
Intro to Self Rescue
- Not Scheduled
- $249 per Person
- 4 Students per Instructor
Or call/text us at (916) 299-0711
Become the partner you wish you had.
This course will teach you the fundamental tools of improvised rescue and how to use them to perform a variety of important tasks relevant to single and multipitch environments. You will also be introduced to some more complex concepts that you will expand on in future training!
This course is HANDS-ON. You will be performing every skill and scenario in a realistic context.
You can perform all these tasks with what is already on your harness. You don’t need new gear, you need new knowledge!
It’s time to get serious about self-rescue.
Itinerary
We’ll start the day discussing some principles surrounding technical self-rescue and some concepts to avoid us getting into trouble in the first place. We will then go over some knots and hitches relevant to improvised rescue before moving into utilizing these tools in rescue scenarios. The scenarios are designed to be practical to your climbing experiences and will allow you to get hands on with your new tools and see them in action. We’ll wrap up the day discussing what comes next in your training journey.
Go deeper into more complex rescue scenarios and a multipitch context by continuing your training with Self Rescue | Beyond the Basics, often offered the next day at the same location.
Curriculum
Learning the below tools is the easy part. This course will focus on real application!
All skills will be improvised which is to say we will not be using specific rescue gear such as pulleys, rope clamps, etc.
- Friction Hitches
- Klemheist
- Autoblock
- Classic Prusik
- Knots/Hitches
- Munter Mule Overhand
- Butterfly Knot
- Some Common Rappel Situations (Prevention and Solutions)
- Hauling
- Assists
- 3:1
- 5:1
- Lowers
- ATC in guide mode
- Short + Long
- Load Strand Direct Defeat
- Gri-Gri
- Munter
- Ascending a Rope
- Pick-Offs
- Belay Escapes
- Baseline
What's Included?
- Ropes
- 8 hours of intense, practical instruction.
- All photos taken during the trip! Including top-down photos from a fixed line!
Not Included:
- Airfare
- Lodging
- Local travel/car rental
- Food or Snacks
- Travel/Trip Cancellation Insurance (recommended)
- Anything on the What to Bring list below
What to Bring
I basically want you to bring what you would usually bring climbing so you can learn how to use the things you actually carry to do these rescues. You may find what you usually carry is not enough, so it’s good to have some extra slings, carabiners, and prusiks.
Climbing Gear:
- Helmet
- Harness
- Handful of lockers
- Belay Devices (GriGri style and ATC style)
- Anchor/rescue material (ie cordalette or quad length sling)
- Prussik cord
- A few alpine draws.
- Gloves
- 30+ liter backpack
Clothes:
- Sun Glasses
- Sun Shirt
- Sun Hat
- Thin Pants for climbing
- Solid Shoes for the approach
- Warm Puffy Jacket
- Rain Coat
Food:
- Please bring your own lunch food.
Prerequisites
In order to make the most of our time together, please observe these prerequisites:
- A solid understanding of basic climbing knots and skills
- Anchor building skills
- Fitness for some long days at the crag.
Possible Course Locations
Next Course Details
- Not Scheduled
- $249 per Person
- 4 Students per Instructor
Or call/text us at (916) 299-0711
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