Rescue Skills
So you're already an experienced climber and you know how to handle yourself on the rock - but what about when things go wrong? No matter who you are or what you've done before there's always the chance of the unexpected.
Picture this: you are two hundred feet up a multi-pitch route, with 5 pitches between you and the floor and another 2 pitches above you. Out of the blue your second screams with pain as a rock plummets down and hits them. Suddenly you're stranded with an unconscious partner and no obvious means of escape.You know you need to get down to them quickly and make them secure -but don't know how. In such a situation even minutes can make the difference between life and death!
A KMS Rescue Skills Course will teach you how to deal with any situation. You'll learn how to escape the system so that you can do something about rescuing your partner and yourself. Learn the techniques of how to ascend and descend ropes with only basic equipment, lower and hoist casualties and descend a multi-pitch crag safely. Our instructors will teach you how to adapt to your situation quickly, eliminate the panic and inactivity that makes the difference between life and death and do something to save your partner and yourself. From setting up a mechanical advantage hoist with a minimum of kit to organising re-belays and physically transporting an injured or incapacitated person this course could well be the most important thing you've ever learnt!
Rescue courses are run on a per day modular basis starting with simple rescue techniques moving through to more complicated methods. The exact length of the course depends how much you want to learn and locations can be arranged to suit you, contact us for details.
