Climbing Course
Self Rescue I
Learn how to rescue an injured follower on a multipitch climb.
- Wed, Jan 1, 2025 - Wed, Apr 30, 2025
- Committee: Seattle Climbing
- Members: $250.00 Guests: $300.00
- Availability: FULL, 7 on waitlist (31 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Course registration will open on November 15th at 7pm. Students must meet the following criteria to register:
- Ability to lead on bolted routes up to 5.7
- Be a basic graduate or have equivalent experience.
- See below for further details on prerequisites
What would happen if your climbing partner was seriously injured half-way up a multi-pitch climb and needed to be evacuated? Are you prepared to carry out a rescue with the limited resources you typically carry on an alpine rock climb? This course will teach you the technical skills needed to rescue an injured follower, including belay escapes, counterbalance and tandem rappels, and haul systems.
PREREQUISITES
Leading on Bolts
In order to be successful in this course, you must have the ability to lead single pitch sport climbs of at least 5.7. This can be indoors at the gym or outdoors. No multipitch experience is required. You do not need a Mountaineers specific badge to indicate this.
Basic Climbing
This course is intended to be taken by folks who have either completed the Basic Alpine Climbing course with The Mountaineers or have equivalent experience with the required skills. This course is not intended to be taken in parallel with the Basic Climbing course.
If you do not have the Basic badge, and are unable to participate in an equivalency session before registration, please email the course leaders after registration opens and attest that you are proficient with the following skills:
- Top Rope and Lead Belay
- Extended Rappel
- Knots and Hitches
- Overhand on a bight
- Figure 8 on a bight
- Rewoven figure 8
- Prusik
- Kleimheist
- Munter Mule Overhand
- Clove
- An understanding of anchor fundamentals
- Belay tie off
- Escaping a top rope belay
Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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Skills Review | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Wed, Jan 8, 2025
Registration closes Jan 1
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5
participants on waitlist
0 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Registration closes Jan 8
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1
participant
0 instructors
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Ground School | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Sun, Jan 19, 2025
Registration closes Jan 12
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1
participant on waitlist
1 instructor on waitlist
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Seattle Program Center |
Sun, Jan 26, 2025
Registration closes Jan 19
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Sun, Feb 2, 2025
Registration closes Jan 26
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0
participants
0 instructors
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Practice Night | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Registration closes Feb 7
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0
participants
1 instructor on waitlist
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Seattle Program Center |
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
Registration closes Feb 12
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2
participants on waitlist
1 instructor on waitlist
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Registration closes Feb 20
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0
participants
0 instructors
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Scenario Day | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Sat, Mar 8, 2025
Registration closes Mar 1
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0
participants
3 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Sun, Mar 9, 2025
Registration closes Mar 2
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0
participants
3 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Sun, Mar 16, 2025
Registration closes Mar 9
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1
participant on waitlist
0 instructors
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You must register for this course to see course materials.