Placeholder Course Templates

Climbing Course

Self Rescue I

Learn how to rescue an injured follower on a multipitch climb.

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 Requirements
Course Activity Date Availability Leader
Skills Review
Seattle Program Center
Wed, Jan 8, 2025
Registration closes Jan 1
5 participants on waitlist
0 instructors
Seattle Program Center
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Registration closes Jan 8
1 participant
0 instructors
Ground School
Seattle Program Center
Sun, Jan 19, 2025
Registration closes Jan 12
1 participant on waitlist
1 instructor on waitlist
Seattle Program Center
Sun, Jan 26, 2025
Registration closes Jan 19
1 participant on waitlist
0 instructors
Seattle Program Center
Sun, Feb 2, 2025
Registration closes Jan 26
0 participants
0 instructors
Practice Night
Seattle Program Center
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Registration closes Feb 7
0 participants
1 instructor on waitlist
Seattle Program Center
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
Registration closes Feb 12
2 participants on waitlist
1 instructor on waitlist
Seattle Program Center
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Registration closes Feb 20
0 participants
0 instructors
Scenario Day
Seattle Program Center
Sat, Mar 8, 2025
Registration closes Mar 1
0 participants
3 instructors
Seattle Program Center
Sun, Mar 9, 2025
Registration closes Mar 2
0 participants
3 instructors
Seattle Program Center
Sun, Mar 16, 2025
Registration closes Mar 9
1 participant on waitlist
0 instructors
Roster
Course Materials

You must register for this course to see course materials.