Personal Rock Rescue Course with San Juan College
1 College Credit with San Juan College
If you were in the following situation would you know what to do? You are three pitches up, the lead climber is thirty meters out on a fifty meter rope, she falls and are caught on a good piece of gear out of your view. You yell! No response, you yell again, only a groan this time! Do you know what to do? Could you deal with the technical aspects of a complex rope rescue?
Be safe, be secure and be self sufficient on your climbs. Learn the basics of self and partner rescue on the rock. This course covers the skills every climber that ties into a rope should know and focuses on self rescue in any climbing situation. The course emphasizes reducing the risks in the first place, teaching new, clever systems and tricks to stay safe. We will teach you the best, most efficient systems and won't flood you with over complicated systems.
Topics to be covered will include but are not limited to the following:
- Basic gear required for a rescue
- Knots & hitches
- Anchors
- Escaping the belay
- Ascending
- Lowering
- Knot Passing
Prerequisites:
- Students are required to have climbing and rope management experience.
- Instructors approval required to enroll. Contact OLER Coordinator, Marcel Bieg at :biegm@sanjuancollege.edu.
Price Includes:
- Instructor fees
- Transport from SJC campus to field location
- Food while in the field
- Group equipment including stoves, cooking fuel, technical climbing equipment, first aid kits,
Price Does Not Include:
- Transportation to SJC campus
- Items of personal nature
The course will Include scenarios to aid in the learning process. Students are required to have climbing and rope management experience. Instructor’s approval required to enroll!
