Rock Rescue 201/Refresher with Sarah Hueniken - Saturday, May 25, 2024

The Basics:
Event Type: Course 
Event Location: TBD 
Date(s) & Time:   Saturday, May 25, 2024 07:30 AM  
Registration Cut Off:   Monday, May 20, 2024 08:00 PM  
Event Duration: 1 day 
Difficulty Rating:   D2 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Julie Morter
Elisabeth Dupuis
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 6
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 4
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:

 The Rock Rescue 201 course is for anyone who has taken the RR 101 course or for anyone who already has already taken a course and is comfortable with the basic techniques. The focus of this day will be on scenarios and practice.

This day will involve more complicated scenarios and deal with how to extract you and your partner from a multipitch scenario. Lowers, raises and counterbalance / tandem rappels.

To register for this course, first sign up for the waitlist/screening list. Then, contact Julie Morter to confirm you meet the pre-requisites (Competency with basic rock rescue skills)

Once Julie has approved you for the course, you will be able to pay directly on the event page. Payment is required to confirm your spot on the course.

Required Items to Bring:
Sarah will email you a detailed list closer to the date.

How to Get There:
Event Directions:   Sarah will decide location and email the participants 3-4 days before the course.  

Notes:
The course will be taught by Sarah Hueniken, a full ACMG Alpine Guide in Canmore. Sarah has spent a lifetime sharing adventures in the outdoors- from working with Outward Bound, NOLS, dog sled guiding and paddling. Sarah has focused on guiding ice, rock and alpine here in the Rockies for the past 20 years. She has been a a part of many first ascents all over the world and is currently an Arcteryx, Scarpa and Sterling athlete. She is the the executive director of Mountain Muskox and the Avalanche Canada ice climbing ambassador.


Payment Options:
  • Member $213.66 CAD
Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!


Cancellation Policy
If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.

Trip Feedback
If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.

Registration for this event closed on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 08:00 PM.