Self-Rescue Course

Self Rescue Course Details

If you’re climbing high off the ground or deep in the mountains, chances are something will eventually go awry. In countless complex scenarios, there’s a simple solution to the problem if you know the right combination of skills. 

During this two day course, we’ll practice a variety of rescue tools and learn how to apply them in a bind. We’ll start with a full day of ground school, so climbers can get comfy with new techniques on the ground. Once we build some muscle memory, we’ll get off the ground and practice with live loads. 

Skills Learned Include: 

• Rescue knots and hitches

• Improvised belays and rappels

• Rope ascension 

• Knot pass

• Belay escape

• Haul systems  

• Load transfers 

• Counterbalance and tandem rappels to rappel with an injured climber 

• Methods for accident prevention and preparedness!!!

Climber Guidelines 

This course will start with a brief review of multi-pitch systems to get everyone on the same page, but it is not intended to be a multi-pitch course.* Participants should have working knowledge of multi-pitch systems including anchor building, rappelling, and top-belays. 

*Private multi-pitch skills clinics also available upon request!

What’s Included 

• All group climbing equipment (ropes, anchor material) 

• Instruction and guiding

What’s Not Included 

• Personal climbing equipment (helmet, harness, shoes, belay device, personal self rescue kit*)

• Transportation 

• Food 

• Guide gratuity 

*Required personal rescue kit: five locking carabiners, six non-locking carabiners, one 7mm nylon cordelette 18-20’ in length, at least one double length nylon sling, rappel back-up (HollowBlock or similar), plaquette style belay device (ATC Guide or similar), a couple additional slings (dyneema or nylon okay)