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Whether you climb 5.12 sport routes, moderate alpine routes, or typically just follow your partner, it’s crucial that you know how to get out of a rock climbing emergency.
This course is intended for all multi-pitch climbers who lead and follow, as well as sport and traditional climbers who are interested in climbing farther above the ground.
Technical rescue skills are critical for your safety and enhance your enjoyment and confidence every time you leave the ground. Continual practice and refinement of these skills is necessary in order to master them before an accident occurs.
This course is taught indoors at the West Seattle Health Club during winter and early spring. It is taught at Mt. Erie or Vantage in the summer.
Minnesota – Taylors Falls, Interstate State Park or North Shore. This course will run rain or shine.
This two-day course begins at 9 a.m. on Day 1 at a pre-established climbing location.
Spend the first day focusing on individual rock rescue components that support a big picture rescue. Your instructor will break each section into smaller pieces as we build a skill set for high angle rescue. All lessons will be held on the ground in lecture sessions with practical application after each lecture.
Day 2 will focus on putting technical rescue skills into practice. Each participant will hang over the cliff edge as an instructor supports them in performing a series of rescue tasks. Be prepared to hang from a harness for hours at a time as you and your peers practice the rescue skills learned the previous day.
The course will finish with a closing and reflection by 5:00 p.m. Plan on being home for dinner that night.
Take you new skills to more exotic destinations like Red Rock or Potrero Chico or take it into an alpine environment with a guided climb of Mt Shuksan, Forbidden Peak, or the more technical approach to the summit of Mt Hood.
