This course is designed to learn techniques that will help canyoneers in performing self and partner rescues. The content will be extremely useful as a leader of canyoneering seminars and on Walkabout. As the teacher of outdoor skills classes back at school, some of the concepts and skills will also be incorporated into the sessions I teach. The following principles will be covered:
Canyon rescue hierarchy
Group dynamics considerations and the need of a rescue
Anchor pre-rigging to mitigate rescue necessities
Special rigging considerations for rescue
Anchor considerations in rescue scenarios
Passing a knot on a lower/raise system
Anchor conversions for rescue
Cut and lower
Resolving uneven rope ends
Combination rappel and passive lower systems
Tandem rappels and lowers
Partner pick-off and team-based pick-off
Mechanical advantage systems