Technical Rope Skills Course

• Equipment selection.
• Multi-pitch skills including tactics for climbing in a pair or three.
• Anchor configurations, belaying, stance management, and techniques for protecting the anchor for multi-pitch climbing.
• Descent and abseiling systems.
• Ropework for scrambling and ridge traverses including shortening the rope, simulanteous climbing, security and speed considerations.
• Big wall techniques including rigging and ascending fixed lines, equipment and hauling.
• Vertical upwards and downwards rescue including, escaping the system, load transfers, lowering, raising
• Abseiling techniques with an injured patient.
• Glacier travel, crevasse self and companion rescue hauling systems.

Shortened private courses can be tailored to individual goals.

The full technical rope skills syllabus can be covered over three days or a customised shorter refresher can be provided for those with previous experience.

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Mountain Skills Progression

The Technical Rope Skills Course is one of our Specialist Mountain Skills courses. Check our our Knowledge Base for more advice to plan your mountain training progression.