Would you know what to do if your climbing partner was injured mid-climb? Climbing can easily lead us into dangerous situations where being self-sufficient can make the difference between life and death. How would you deal with a stuck rope, too short a rope, bad weather, a mandatory retreat, or an injury that could leave you and your partner incapacitated? This Self Rescue Course is designed to teach participants the skills and techniques necessary to improvise a safe way out of a crisis situation. We will utilize the standard equipment used on a typical day of climbing. These techniques can be effective on snow, rock, and ice. Topics include:
- Safety planning, risk assessment, management, and mitigation
- Raising/hauling systems for self rescue – 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, 6:1
- Pick-offs – patient pickoffs for self-rescue, multi-pitch Descents with a patient
- Rappelling (standard, extended, counterbalance, tandem, and pre-rigged)
- Lowering systems – with a munter, tube-style device, autoblocking device, and brake-assisted device
- Rope ascension techniques – friction-hitch systems, autoblocking devices, and assisted braking device
- Escaping the belay- from above or below; off an autoblocking device/anchor or your harness
- Anchor options and systems
- Passing knots, load transfers
- Knots bends, and hitches used in self-rescue
- Load releasable hitches: munter-mule
- Equipment use and improvisation options
PREREQUISITES:
Climbers enrolling in MAG’s Self Rescue course should have experience in multi-pitch climbing. Private courses are available for those lacking this experience.
Upon completion of our Self Rescue Course, participants will have acquired the knowledge to carry out a straightforward self-rescue in the midst of vertical climbing terrain.
7:00 am at Montana Alpine Guides
- Meet your guide at MAG’s shop, 13 Enterprise Blvd in Bozeman
- Fit all necessary gear and fill out paperwork
- Caravan to Hyalite Canyon
- A full day of instruction and self-rescue training
- Return to our shop between 3:30-4:30 pm
- Return gear, debrief from the trip, grab a MAG hoody or shirt
Please see our Ice Climbing Equipment List for the required equipment for this trip. Technical equipment (ice climbing boots, crampons, ice tools, helmet, and harness) are included in the cost and can be provided. This must be coordinated in advance (especially boot sizes!)
Course Duration
1 Day
Course Dates
- January 28, 2023
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Cost
$275 for 1-day course (no extra costs)
Includes
- Professional guiding and instruction
- All technical equipment (ice tools, boots, crampons, harness, and helmet)
Ratio
4:1 (max of 8 participants, 2 guides)
MINIMUM ENROLLMENT: 3 climbers
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