2 Days
Advanced
South Devon
Ratio: Up to 2 clients to 1 instructor:
1:1 £400
1:2 £220
About the Improvised Self Rescue course in Devon:
Do you want to prepare for emergencies when rock climbing by gaining improvised self rescue skills?
By mastering self-rescue techniques, climbers can better prepare for unexpected situations, ensuring a safer and more enjoyable climbing experience.
Equipping yourself with the necessary skills to recognise how to avoid problems, and handle emergencies that may arise during rock climbing activities is a great proactive step. This course covers a range of techniques and strategies to help you effectively manage situations such as a partner falling or becoming injured while on a route.
Key skills and problem-solving strategies will be covered to help give you the necessary tools to cope in different scenarios, whether that be the odd rope tangle, getting a partner over a crux move, an accident, or when benightment looms!
You will benefit from tuition by a highly experienced and qualified rope expert instructor who will show you how to keep things simple to help avoid problems arising, whilst giving you the knowledge and skills to get out of trouble if needs be.
This course can focus on both single and multi-pitch climbing. The skills will stand you in good stead for longer climbs and will help you gain an understanding of the risks these adventures bring.
The Self Rescue course will take place in South Devon (we will discuss which venue will be best for you).
Objectives of the Improvised Self Rescue course:
- Fundamentals of problem avoidance and simple solutions
- What makes a good climbing team
- Choosing the right adventure for your ability and confidence
- What emergency equipment should you carry
- Assessing the situation
- Escaping off a climb
- Retrievable abseiling
- Dealing with stuck equipment
- How to manage a stuck climber
- Escaping the system
- A simple short 3:1 hoist
- Ascending a rope
- ABC First Aid considerations on the cliff
- Stabilising and assisting a conscious casualty with minor injuries to the ground
- Environment considerations
- Going or calling for help!
- Progression to more advanced techniques, depending on your current skills and experience.
Included in the Improvised Self Rescue course:
- Highly experienced and MCI qualified, rope specialist rock climbing instructor.
- Use of all essential rock climbing equipment such as climbing harness, helmet, belay device, ropes.
- Unless otherwise stated, the Self Rescue course will be run privately for you, meaning you benefit from a personalised activity, focusing on your individual interests, ability and goals.
All you will need to bring:
- Warm, comfortable clothing appropriate to the day. It is always worth packing waterproofs.
- Packed lunch and a drink
- Comfy trainers to climb in (or climbing shoes if you have some).
- A ‘Go for it’ mental attitude
If you have your own personal climbing equipment, such as harness, helmet, belay device, screw gate karabiner etc. do please bring them along.
Previous experience for the Self Rescue course:
To get the most out of the course, we recommend the improvised safe rescue course for experienced climbers. You are likely to be an established lead climber having led a minimum of 10 graded rock climbs outdoors, and have a good understanding of direct and indirect belay systems using rope and slings. In addition, you should already have the skills to abseil independently. With this foundation of consolidated knowledge, you will be in a good position to build your self-rescue techniques over the duration of this course.
Testimonials:
“Mike explained the self rescue techniques very clearly and was great at coaching us when we had a go ourselves. He is also just a great person to learn from with lots of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm. I learnt a huge amount and am inspired to learn more.”
“Great climbing skills session
I’ve done quite a few trips with Mike over the years and they’ve always been great. This time we did a session on self rescue skills for trad climbing at Dewerstone. Despite the weather, he gave us a really useful session tailored to our experience! Thoroughly recommend him”
“I’ve had 2 separate 2 day sessions with Mike. First session as an intro to traditional climbing, second session on climbing safety/self rescue. Mike’s a great teacher, patient and knowledgeable. Brought a lot of confidence to my climbing.”
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