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Multipitch Rescue Course

Advanced Level Course

You're belaying your friend on the diagonal second pitch of Sundial Cracks on Looking Glass, the afternoon thunderstorm is coming in quicker than you estimated and it starts to rain. Your friend slips a takes a 30ft tumbling lead fall. He now hangs unresponsive and motionless about 60ft above, 40ft to the right of you and about 120ft from the ground. You have minutes to save your friends life. What would you do?

This course looks at more complex topics related to climbers self rescue in the multipitch environment such as rescuing the injured lead climber, evacuation from more than one rope length off the ground, and more advanced mechanical advantage raising systems.

Topics covered:

	Rescuing the injured leader.
	Weighted transitions (rappelling multiple pitches with an unconscious climber).
	Counterbalanced and tandem rappels
	Weighted transitions (rappelling multiple pitches with an unconscious climber).
	Quick knot passes on rappels and lowers.
	5:1 and 6:1 raising systems made simple. Detailed look at the physics behind raising systems, mechanical advantage raises and assisted raises.

Course Prerequisites:

Applicants must have taken our Intermediate Level Courses or can traditional lead 5.7 climbs, rappel and have experience building artificial and natural anchors.

Number on course: Maximum of 6:1 client to instructor ratio

Course length: One day

Course dates: Click Here for dates and booking information

Cost*:

4+: $120 per person (four+ to one instructor, one day)

3: $140 per person (three to one instructor, one day)

2: $175 per person (two to one instructor, one day)

1: $250 per person (one to one instructor, one day)

*The costs are based on the actual amount of participants on the course. Courses normally run at 4+ people but in the event the courses run with less people the costs will be as shown above. Participants that do not wish to take the course with low numbers (because of the cost) can change their course to another date. The upside to lower numbers is of course a more personal course.

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