There are 3 places available on this weekend’s course for any VCC members who are interested.

Climb long enough and at one point or another getting stuck in a jam high up off the ground is inevitable: stuck ropes, a crucial piece of gear missing in action, wandering off-route into dicey terrain, or an injury that leaves a climber in need of help. This course is designed to help you deal with these types of situations. This is a very intensive ‘hands-on’ course with a ratio of one instructor per 3 participants.

Prerequisites – all participants must be:

• VCC members
• Lead climbers or competent seconds
• Able to demonstrate competency in tying figure-of-eight bight and bend, water knot, double fisherman’s and clove hitch.

Checking out the view on a VCC Self Rescue Course.

The course runs over 2 days and the following techniques will be covered (if time allows):

• Basics
• Emergency Procedures
• Rescue Knots such as Munter Hitch, Mule Hitch, Prusik Hitch, Autoblock, Klemheist, Bachmann, Garda and Mariner’s Hitches
• Escaping the (belay) system
• Belaying off the body and belaying off the anchor

  

• Raising the second
• Simple assisted hoist
• Descending & ascending (abseiling & prusiking) past knots
• Raising the injured
• Second pulley systems
• Makeshift chest harness
• Assisted abseil
• Ascending to a hurt leader (anchoring, prusik, solo, rope solo).

Please contact the Trip Organiser, Michael, to register your interest. Places are very limited.