Details
Self-rescue on multi-pitch routes involves techniques and maneuvers to manage emergencies while climbing long routes. It focuses on the use of ropes and equipment to rescue oneself or a partner in unforeseen situations, ensuring safety and competence in the mountains.
Objectives:
- Learn to set up a "N" pulley system (3:1).
- Distinguish between incident, accident, urgency, and emergency.
- Progress on fixed ropes.
- Descend on fixed ropes.
- Tandem rappel.
- Tandem rappel with counterweight.
- Load transfer.
- Emergency rappel.
- Rappelling over a knot.
- Ascend to a second climber.
- Lower a second climber.
- Rescue a lead climber.
Target audience: For individuals who want to learn self-rescue techniques on multi-pitch rock climbs or artificial walls.
Course Program:
On the first day, we will meet at Rock and Bloc to start with a one-hour theoretical session on action protocols.
We will then move on to setting up belays, belaying the second climber, descending on fixed ropes, ascending on fixed ropes, load transfer on rappel, locking and unlocking the belay device, and ascending to the second climber. We will take a one-hour lunch break and continue with emergency rappel and rappelling in windy conditions.
The second day will also take place at Rock and Bloc. We will start with a brief review of the previous day's content and continue with rappelling over a knot, injured climber rappel, load transfer. After a lunch break, we will proceed with rescuing a second climber on rappel and finish the course with a lead climber rescue.
Content:
- The mountain: Objective factors.
- The human factor: Subjective factors.
- Planning and strategy.
- Minimum safety and first aid equipment.
- Incident or accident.
- PAS (Protect, Alert, Rescue), emergency call.
- Getting off a wall: rappelling.
- Reliable belays: Minimum safety requirements and types.
- Rappelling with one rope, two ropes, in windy conditions.
- Rappelling with makeshift gear.
- Passing knots.
- Ascending and descending with autoblock devices.
- Rescue of a second climber.
- 3:1 pulley system.
- Load transfer.
- Counterweight.
- Rappelling with an injured climber.
- Lead climber rescue.
- With a single rope.
- With double ropes.
Requirements:
- Must be over 18 years old.
- This is a technically and physically moderate activity.
- Intermediate level, requires demonstrable previous experience or completion of a multi-pitch sport climbing initiation course. Normal physical fitness and agility are required. The difficulty will be adjusted to the physical and technical capacity of the student.
- Desire to enjoy learning.
Required equipment:
- Appropriate technical clothing for the season and sport (fleece, windbreaker, waterproof and breathable jacket, gloves, etc.). A windbreaker or light fleece is always useful, even in summer.
- Comfortable clothing that is neither tight nor bulky.
- Backpack between 40 and 45 liters.
- Approach shoes or sports sneakers.
- 1L water bottle.
- Food (sandwich, bars, snacks, fruit, nuts).
- Sun protection (sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, hat or cap).
- Headlamp and batteries.
- Thermal blanket.
- Camera or phone.
- A notebook may be useful.
- Hiking poles may be helpful for activities requiring a long approach.
- Climbing helmet.
- Climbing harness.
- Climbing shoes.
- Personal anchor system (Multichain) with locking carabiner.
- 5 locking carabiners (1 HMS type).
- 1 belay device (Reverso/ATC type).
- 1 double rope of 60m.
- 9 extendable quickdraws (60cm).
- 1 extendable quickdraw with a 120cm HMPE sewn sling.
- 2 60cm slings.
- 1 120cm HMPE sewn sling.
- 1 5m cord (7mm minimum if nylon, 5.5mm if Kevlar or Aramid).
- 1 Tibloc.
- 1 Micro Traxion.
Start time: Day 1, at 10:00 am. Day 2, at 10:00 am*.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Meeting point (both days)*: Rocódromo RockandBloc Granada. C. Olinda, nave 18, 18197 Pulianas, Granada.
*The exact location and meeting time will be decided in the days leading up to the course date, in order to take advantage of the best conditions.
Important notice:
If you book this activity to join a regular group, meaning you do not book this activity as a private group, please note that:
You can book the activity individually, but a minimum group of 2 people is required for the activity to take place.
If this quota is not met, you will be notified and the amount paid will be refunded.
Duration
16 hours
Including
Mountain Guide, Speciality Climbing.
Personal equipment (climbing shoes, helmet, and harness), if needed.
Collective equipment (ropes, carabiners, quickdraws, belay devices, etc.).
Accident insurance (rescue and first medical assistance) and civil liability.
Pre-activity advice.
Not including
Transport.
Accommodation.
Food.
Personal equipment (ask about rental).
Anything else not specified in the "what's included" section.
Certifications
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation or modification requests must be made through a message on the reservation page at MiReservaOnline.es to ensure written proof of the date and time of the request.
99% of the amount paid will be refunded if the cancellation is made at least 48 hours before the start of the course.
No refund will be given if the cancellation is made less than 48 hours before the start of the course, or if the customer does not show up.
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