Costs: $50 per person.
Course Content: A one-day course to provide more complicated concepts pertaining to improvised rock rescue techniques so you can deal with simple cliff-side emergencies. Techniques to be covered include a quick review of escaping the belay, lowering and raising systems and tandem rappels then move onto more complex systems like knot passes, added advantage raising system and counter balance rappels. There will also be scenarios to apply the new skills.
Prerequisite: Participants must have taken Sean’s Intro to Rock Rescue course in the past year (there is one posted for Sept 26). If a participant has not taken my intro course recently but has a comprehensive understanding of tying off their belay device, escaping the belay and various knots like tied-off munter, munter mule and prussic then an exception might be made on a base-by-base case.
Meeting location: Rundle Rock, Banff
Required Items to Bring:
Harness, helmet, belay device (auto-blocking like ATC-Guide or Reverso is recommended), 4-5 locking carabiners (at least one being a Munter shape), 4 non-locking carabiners, 1 double-length shoulder sling, 2 7mmx5m Prussic cords, 1 7mmx1.5m prussic cord and a lunch/drink
Recommended Items to Bring:
Warm clothes (expect to stand around and listen/learn) and then participate.
Notes:
This trip will be a first-come-first-serve and this is based on who can deliver their $50 cheque/cash first. Please make cheques out to the "Alpine Club of Canada - Calgary Section" and mail/deliver to:
Nick St-Georges
#2, 722 56 Ave. SW
Calgary, AB.
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Cancellation Policy:
Withdrawal with a full refund is available 2 weeks before, ONLY if qualified participant from waiting list is available. No date changes, withdrawals or refunds 1 week before the course starts.
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 Saturday, October 02, 2010 at 09:00 PM.