Risk Management and Self Rescue in Climbing

We always come back home happy after a good day climbing or in the mountain … we are used to everything going well but … do we know how to react if  something goes wrong? Are we ready?

The objective of this Self-Rescue Course is to provide the climber with the necessary knowledge to correctly plan their activities, minimise the risks during them, and know how to act appropriately in the event of an accident, whether there is external help or not.

1 person: 450€
2 people: 250€
3 people: 185€
4 to 6 people: 150€

  • Certified Mountain Guide.
  • Liability and accidents insurance.
  • All gear needed for the course in perfect use condition.
  • Personal Gear if needed (Helmet, harness, climbing shoes)
  • Advice prior to the course directly with the Guide.
  • Transport, we can help you to arrange transport to/from Madrid.
  • Accommodation if needed.
  • Food and drinks.
  • Anything not listed in the “Includes” section.
  • Maximum 6 participants per course.

COURSE DETAILS

CONTENTS

  • Prevention:
    • The mountain.
    • Human factor.
    • Planning and strategy.
    • Basic safety gear.
    • First aid in the wall.
  • Incident or accident.
  • Calling for help. Help signals
    • When and to whom shall we call?
  •  Retreat from a route:
    • Reliable Belays: Safety lines and kinds.
    • Rappel with one, two ropes, damaged rope, with strong winds, etc…
    • Knots passing while rappelling.
  • Ascending ropes:
    • Ascent and descent with auto-block knots.
    • Ascent with specific gear.
  • Self rescue techniques:
    • From above or below?
    • Rescuing as a leader
      • Helps for the second.
      • Hauling system 3:1
      • Loads transfer.
      • Counterweight.
      • Rappel with wounded climber.
    • Rescuing the leader
      • With single rope
      • With double ropes

  • 2 days, usually weekends.
  • More in depth and longer courses can be design. Plese ask us.
  • We can do the course during week days as well.

  • Outdoor both days.
  • Guadarrama National Park and around.

  • Previous climbing experience.
  • Basic knowledge of rope management and climbing knots.

  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • Tubular belaying device (Reverso, ATC or similar)
  • Personal Anchoring System.
  • 2 polyamide cords of 120 cm x 5/6 mm for auto-blocking knots.
  • 4 locking binners (2 of them HMS)
  • 1 polyamide/kevlar cord of 5 m x 6 mm
  • 1 rope per party.
  • 10 quickdraws and spare carabiners.

If you don’t have any of this gear please let us know so we can help you out.

Gear recommended:

  • Any other kind of gear that you would like to use in this kind of situations.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY

MEDIUM/HIGH

PHYSICAL CONDITION

NORMAL

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