Self-Rescue Workshop

Sup Team,

We’ll be running a self-rescue workshop where we work together using our own experiences to learn and teach each other different techniques and practices in different scenarios.

This is an intermediate workshop and you should know how to lead belay, know the basics of anchors and preferably have done a multipitch before. Everyone is welcome to join, but please let me know your experience first if we have not met.

Where: The ledge climbing centre. (Discounted $5 entry applies)

When: Friday 12th May, 6:30-8:30 pm (depending how keen people are). We will most likely be heading to the pub after for food and a beer 🙂

What: So we’ll be training for a few different scenarios, that you may typically come across when climbing. The main goal from this session is to provide practical training and to use the group experiences to teach each other – not lecture style.

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1) A seconder taking a traverse swing

Skills: prussik up to the next bolt with a variety of different materials (using prussik loops, or extendables)

2)A seconder has fallen/injured

Skills: Lower the seconder in guide mode safely (Using a backup!)

Skills: Escape the belay and transition to rescue

3)A leader has fallen (onto a ledge and cannot be lowered safely)

Skills: Escape the belay and get help

If you have any questions please contact me. We will be using a facebook event to organise this, so I can give you material to watch and prepare.

Cheers,

Eamonn