How many times have you asked yourself:
-What if I were to lose the ATC?
-What if I damage the rope or the rope gets stuck?
– What should I do if my partner is in trouble or if an accident occurrs?
-How should I help?
We know that adventuring in the mountains can be dangerous, but with the more knowledge and experience we gain, the more we will be able to reduce the risks of the mountains and manage difficult situations. The goal of this course is to learn how to manage these situations should they occur.
Learning Topics
Self-help #1
- How to secure the ropes
- How to recover a second climber without an ATC
- How to repel in an emergency situation
- How to switch from belaying a second climber to lowering the second climber using an ATC
- How to help a second climber get past a too-difficult section on the wall for their climbing abilities
Materials, knots, loop and counter loop, heart brakes, carabiner brake, changing from belaying to lowering, help hoist
Self-help #2
- How to climb up a stuck rope?
- How to rappel on a damaged rope?
- How to lower one or two people safely
Materials, knots, climbing on a stuck rope, repelling on a damaged rope, secured repelling
Self-help #3
- Learn how to intervene in the event of an accident involving the first or second climber
Self-rescue for the first climber of the team, self-rescue for the second climber of the team
Self-help #4
- How to intervene to help the second member of the team in the event of an accident
Simple, double, triple hoists
Where?
Introbio Crag (LC)
Bernina Pass - Morteratsch Glacier (CH)
Urban Wall indoor climbing gym (MI)
Duration
1 day
GOALS
Learn to manage unexpected events, difficult situations or accidents
Prerequisite Skills
Mountaineers, climbers, who normally carry out their activity with friends, without the help of professionals
DIFFICULTY
Medium
EFFORT
Low
Milano Adventure reserves the right to vary the program depending on the weather conditions as well as the technical and physical abilities of the participants, in order to guarantee safety and ensure the most beneficial progression of the course and learning new material.
