Climber Self-Rescue Training

What: Climber Self-Rescue I

When: 8:30am - 4:30pm, January 24th (Sunday), 2016

Where: CFB Gagetown Climbing Facility

Cost: $50/person or $30/student��(money collected will be 100% used for buying rope rescue team gear)

Instructors: Steve Adamson, Shawn Bethune, Max Fisher, Chris Hennigar, Greg Hughes, Joe Kennedy

Sign up: Chris.Hennigar@gmail.com

First come first serve; 15 participants

Level I introduces self-rescue techniques to rock climbers. Level II will follow from this course in the spring that will reinforce Level I techniques and focus on improvisation and situational rescue. See skills covered for each Level on the following page.

DSCF2248This course will not certify you for self-rescue, but will make you aware of a number of useful techniques to help avoid and more easily deal with situations involving climber rescue.

Participants must be 18 years or older, be or become a member of Ascent NB, and meet experience and

personal gear requirements outlined below to participate.

Minimum experience required

  • Basic belay & rappel with an ATC or equivalent.
  • Knots: figure series (rethreaded, on a bight, bend), overhand series (on a bight, European Death Knot [EDK]), clove hitch, double fisherman
  • Basic anchors (from bolts). Advanced (traditional) anchor experience is not required
  • Some lead climbing experience (you have started to lead climb or plan to learn this year)

Minimum gear required

  • Helmet, harness, belay device (preferably ATC Guide or Petzl Reverso)
  • Carabiners (6)
    • Two small locking carabiners, two non-locking carabiners,
    • One or two large locking carabiners (anything made of the heavy bar stock such as the Petzl
    • William or the BD Rocklock if possible),
    • One HMS carabiner (such as the Petzl Hera) would be good to have
  • Cord & slings
    • Two prusik loops (4ft of 7mm cord each) or equivalent (e.g., Sterling hollow blocks)
    • Two single (60 cm) sewn slings; two double (120 cm) sewn slings;
    • Rescue cord (about 2-3m of 7mm cord)
    • Anchor material (7-8mm cord or sewn sling; ~ 240cm loop (480 cm total) ideal)

Self-Rescue Level I - Winter 2016

  • Knots: Improved Prusik, Munter Hitch, Munter Mule, Autoblock, Klemheist, Bachmann
  • Escaping the belay
  • Belaying and lowering a second on an auto-locking belay device
  • Simple 3:1 haul system
  • Ascend a fixed line

Self-Rescue Level II Program - Spring 2016

  • Passing a knot
  • Advanced Haul Systems: 5:1, 6:1
  • Tandem & Counterbalance Rappel
  • Belay escape and leader rescue
  • Improvisation
  • Rescue scenarios and practice

 

DSCF2240