Climbing Course
Small Party Rescue
Small Party Rescue provides scenario based training on how to rescue a fallen or injured climber with two or more rescuers.
- Wed, Jan 13, 2021 - Sat, Feb 20, 2021
- Committee: Foothills Climbing Committee
- Members: $175.00 Guests: $275.00
- Availability: FULL, 2 on waitlist (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
this course must be taken in conjunction with a core course: leading on trad OR intermediate glacier travel. when applying you will indicate which course you will be taking. You will only be accepted to 1 core course
Registration CLOSED!
Applications for Foothills Intermediate is now closed. All spots and waitlisted positions will be given to those that have applied
Application Submissions: November 13 - November 20, 2020
Application Results Published: Dec 4, 2020
Cancellation: Refund minus $10 by January 19, 2021
Course description
Small Party Rescue is the first of a series of courses that will teach you skills to continue your exploration of our great outdoors. Please note, this is a required prerequisite before taking Leading on Trad and Intermediate Glacier Travel.
The objective of this course is to teach basic skills to participate in the rescue of a fellow climber in the event of an accident. A skills day will be followed by two scenario days. The skills taught in this course are situation dependent and scenarios will require critical thinking to solve. This course is not intended to teach methods to perform a solo rescue of your partner while climbing in a team of two (see Self-Rescue).
Curriculum covered
- Rescue organization
- Group and terrain management
- Basic safety principles
- Methods of descent control
- Load transfers using releasable hitches
- Mechanical advantage systems
Badges you will earn:
This course has no scheduled activities.
Equipment typical of an Alpine climb, including, but not limited to:
- Backpacks
- Harnesses
- Helmets
- Single Slings x 2
- Double Slings x 2
- Locking Carabiners x 6
- Large Pearbiner x 1
- Non Locking Carabiners x 8
- Cordalette x 2 (6 mm Nylon recommended, 5.5 spectra accepted)
- Hero Loop x 2
- Guide Style Belay Device
- Prusik Minding Pulley (1 required, 2 recommended)
- Rain Gear
- Insulation
- 10 Essentials
There are no materials for this course.