Accelerated Self Rescue Course
If you climb in a multi-pitch environment you NEED a toolbox of self-rescue skills. Period.
How would you rescue your partner if they were unresponsive after a leader fall and past the halfway mark on the rope? A rock fall damages your only rope and incapacitates your follower, how do you descend multiple rope lengths? Can you talk yourself through these (basic) self-rescue scenarios? Think you could do it for real with whatever happens to be on your harness? Would you bet your life on it?
Hold. Lift. Lower. With a couple of powerful tools for each of these simple actions, you can create versatile and creative solutions to any of the infinite situations you may find yourself in the vertical world. I’ll teach you the tools and how to break down the problems, you’ll work out the solutions and put them into practice with real loads, on a real cliff. The scenarios will be increasingly complex and constantly changing. See the curriculum tab for more details.
I’ve priced this clinic cheaper than any other I could find on the internet because I feel responsible for getting this information out there. It’s time to get serious about self-rescue.
*The most rigorous climbing course you’ve ever experienced*
4:1 ratio maximum | 2 participant minimum
Operated by Vertical Pursuits LLC | Special Recreation Permit 2023-00166
Learning the below tools is the easy part. The focus of this clinic is to learn to apply them in hands-on scenarios to effectively rescue unconscious leaders or followers and to get them to the ground from multipitch heights.
All skills will be improvised which is to say we will not be using specific rescue gear such as pulleys, rope clamps, etc.
- Load Transfers
- Common Rappel Situations (Prevention and Solutions)
- Stuck Rope
- Wrong Way
- Dropped Device
- Passed the Anchor
- Hair Stuck in Device
- Hauling
- Assists
- 3:1
- 5:1
- Lowers
- ATC in guide mode
- Short + Long
- Load Strand Direct Defeat
- Gri-Gri
- Munter
- ATC in guide mode
- Ascending a Rope
- After passing a rappel station
- To reach an injured leader
- Passing Knots
- On rappel
- While lowering
- Tandem Rappel
- Counterbalance Lower
- Descending a Taut Line
- Friction Hitches
- Klemheist
- Autoblock
- Classic Prusik
- Knots/Hitches
- Munter Mule Overhand
- Butterfly Knot
- Pick-Offs
- Load Releasable Systems
- Block and Tackle
- Belay Escapes
- Baseline
Included:
- Ropes
- Non-stop stoke and instruction from me; an AMGA Certified Rock Guide, big wall first ascensionist, soloist, and speed climber.
- All photos taken during the trip! Including top-down photos from a fixed line!
Not Included:
- Airfare
- Lodging
- Local travel/car rental
- Food or Snacks
- Travel/Trip Cancellation Insurance (recommended)
- Anything on the What to Bring tab
- Helmet
- Harness
- Handful of lockers
- Belay Devices (GriGri style and ATC style)
- Anchor/rescue material (ie cordalette or quad length sling)
- Prussik cord
- A few alpine draws.
- Gloves
- Double(ish) rack of cams
- 30+ liter backpack
- Sun Glasses
- Sun Shirt
- Sun Hat
- Thin Pants for climbing
- Solid Shoes for the approach
- Warm Puffy Jacket
- Rain Coat
- Please bring your own lunch food.
In order to make the most of our time together please observe these prerequisites:
- Multi-pitch climbing experience
- Trad climbing experience
- Anchor building skills
- Fitness for some steep approaches and long days at the crag.
**We highly recommend insuring your travel arrangements!**
Moab is the adventure hub for South East Utah and has all the amenities you’ll need.
For lodging, I recommend camping at one of the below campgrounds that will be close to our climbing venue:
Moab has plenty of Hotels and Motels to choose from as well which will all be ~30 minutes from the climbing.
Moab does have a nearby airport (Canyonlands Regional) that can be convenient and offers car rental. This is about 20 minutes from Moab.
Another option that’s often more economical is to fly into Grand Junction, Colorado which is 1hr 45mins from Moab.
You could also look at Salt Lake City which is a 4-hour drive to Moab.
2 Participant Minimum: Clinics are priced relatively cheaply with the assumption that more than one person will attend. In the event that you are the only person that signs up, I will either refund you or we can arrange private instruction!
Weather (PLEASE READ):
We cannot control the weather. The soft sandstone of Moab is very fragile after becoming saturated with rain. It is standard practice for climbers to wait 24 hours to climb after the rock becomes saturated. We will do our best to work around the weather and small, non-saturating sprinkles. The nature of this clinic allows it to be held even in pretty wet weather.
Cancellation:
If you cancel more than 30 days from the start of the trip you will receive a full refund minus a 20% deposit.
If you cancel within 30 days of the trip you will not receive a refund. If you are able to find someone to fill your spot you may receive a refund.
If I cancel the trip (due to serious illness or extreme weather) you will receive a full refund for the cost of the trip, however, I cannot refund travel costs (flights, car rental, etc.) so please strongly consider travel insurance.
If you climb in a multi-pitch environment you NEED a toolbox of self-rescue skills. Period.
How would you rescue your partner if they were unresponsive after a leader fall and past the halfway mark on the rope? A rock fall damages your only rope and incapacitates your follower, how do you descend multiple rope lengths? Can you talk yourself through these (basic) self-rescue scenarios? Think you could do it for real with whatever happens to be on your harness? Would you bet your life on it?
Hold. Lift. Lower. With a couple of powerful tools for each of these simple actions, you can create versatile and creative solutions to any of the infinite situations you may find yourself in the vertical world. I’ll teach you the tools and how to break down the problems, you’ll work out the solutions and put them into practice with real loads, on a real cliff. The scenarios will be increasingly complex and constantly changing. See the curriculum tab for more details.
I’ve priced this clinic cheaper than any other I could find on the internet because I feel responsible for getting this information out there. It’s time to get serious about self-rescue.
*The most rigorous climbing course you’ve ever experienced*
4:1 ratio maximum | 2 participant minimum
Operated by Vertical Pursuits LLC | Special Recreation Permit 2023-00166
Learning the below tools is the easy part. The focus of this clinic is to learn to apply them in hands-on scenarios to effectively rescue unconscious leaders or followers and to get them to the ground from multipitch heights.
All skills will be improvised which is to say we will not be using specific rescue gear such as pulleys, rope clamps, etc.
- Load Transfers
- Common Rappel Situations (Prevention and Solutions)
- Stuck Rope
- Wrong Way
- Dropped Device
- Passed the Anchor
- Hair Stuck in Device
- Hauling
- Assists
- 3:1
- 5:1
- Lowers
- ATC in guide mode
- Short + Long
- Load Strand Direct Defeat
- Gri-Gri
- Munter
- ATC in guide mode
- Ascending a Rope
- After passing a rappel station
- To reach an injured leader
- Passing Knots
- On rappel
- While lowering
- Tandem Rappel
- Counterbalance Lower
- Descending a Taut Line
- Friction Hitches
- Klemheist
- Autoblock
- Classic Prusik
- Knots/Hitches
- Munter Mule Overhand
- Butterfly Knot
- Pick-Offs
- Load Releasable Systems
- Block and Tackle
- Belay Escapes
- Baseline
Included:
- Ropes
- Non-stop stoke and instruction from me; an AMGA Certified Rock Guide, big wall first ascensionist, soloist, and speed climber.
- All photos taken during the trip! Including top-down photos from a fixed line!
Not Included:
- Airfare
- Lodging
- Local travel/car rental
- Food or Snacks
- Travel/Trip Cancellation Insurance (recommended)
- Anything on the What to Bring tab
- Helmet
- Harness
- Handful of lockers
- Belay Devices (GriGri style and ATC style)
- Anchor/rescue material (ie cordalette or quad length sling)
- Prussik cord
- A few alpine draws.
- Gloves
- Double(ish) rack of cams
- 30+ liter backpack
- Sun Glasses
- Sun Shirt
- Sun Hat
- Thin Pants for climbing
- Solid Shoes for the approach
- Warm Puffy Jacket
- Rain Coat
- Please bring your own lunch food.
In order to make the most of our time together please observe these prerequisites:
- Multi-pitch climbing experience
- Trad climbing experience
- Anchor building skills
- Fitness for some steep approaches and long days at the crag.
**We highly recommend insuring your travel arrangements!**
Moab is the adventure hub for South East Utah and has all the amenities you’ll need.
For lodging, I recommend camping at one of the below campgrounds that will be close to our climbing venue:
Moab has plenty of Hotels and Motels to choose from as well which will all be ~30 minutes from the climbing.
Moab does have a nearby airport (Canyonlands Regional) that can be convenient and offers car rental. This is about 20 minutes from Moab.
Another option that’s often more economical is to fly into Grand Junction, Colorado which is 1hr 45mins from Moab.
You could also look at Salt Lake City which is a 4-hour drive to Moab.
2 Participant Minimum: Clinics are priced relatively cheaply with the assumption that more than one person will attend. In the event that you are the only person that signs up, I will either refund you or we can arrange private instruction!
Weather (PLEASE READ):
We cannot control the weather. The soft sandstone of Moab is very fragile after becoming saturated with rain. It is standard practice for climbers to wait 24 hours to climb after the rock becomes saturated. We will do our best to work around the weather and small, non-saturating sprinkles. The nature of this clinic allows it to be held even in pretty wet weather.
Cancellation:
If you cancel more than 30 days from the start of the trip you will receive a full refund minus a 20% deposit.
If you cancel within 30 days of the trip you will not receive a refund. If you are able to find someone to fill your spot you may receive a refund.
If I cancel the trip (due to serious illness or extreme weather) you will receive a full refund for the cost of the trip, however, I cannot refund travel costs (flights, car rental, etc.) so please strongly consider travel insurance.
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