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Self-Rescue

​Whether you are climbing the first pitch of the route or you are one thousand feet off the ground, you will need to know how to escape without incident, when things turn around. Sometimes the route is too hard for us, the storm arrives in the middle of the climb or our climbing partner got injured. These are some example of situations where we can be forced to retreat the route and abandon the climb. If that happens, we have to be prepared and have the knowledge and skills to retreat safety to the ground, no matter what part of the wall or the mountain we are. We offer you the most effective techniques using the equipment that you carry during your ascension.

Level 1 self-rescue:

This is a one day class where you will learn the following:
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  • Review leading climbing
  • Review belaying techniques
  • Building anchors
  • How to escape from the anchor
  • How to retreat from one point
  • Ascending ropes with friction knots
  • Descending ropes with back-up systems
  • Descending with your climbing partner from the anchor

​COURSE INFORMATION

Place: Grand Junction area
Ratio: 1:6
Price: $350.00 for one person, $170.00 for the second climber and $150.00 for the third climber. Special rates for groups and 20% discount for veterans, active duty personal and law enforcement.
What we provide: IFMGA/AMGA certified mountain guide, climbing equipment, ropes, harnesses, helmets, first aid, guiding permits.
What we don’t provide: water, snacks, personal transportation, and personal medical insurance.
Season:  all year around
Prerequisites: None. ​

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​EQUIPMENT LIST:

  • Hiking boots or approach shoes
  • Synthetic or wool socks
  • Synthetic long pants
  • Shorts
  • Synthetic T-shirt
  • Top fleece
  • Top shell jacket
  • Hat
  • Small backpack (about 20 liters)
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Water (at least 2 liters)
  • Food and snacks
  • Camera (optional)

Level 2 Self- rescue: 

​​This is a two day class where you will learn the following (minimum of 2 people):
  • Review leading climbing
  • Review belaying techniques
  • Building anchors
  • How to escape from the anchor
  • How to retreat from one point
  • Ascending ropes with friction knots
  • Descending ropes with back-up systems​
  • Descending with your climbing partner from the anchor
  • Raising systems
  • Counterweight systems
  • Lowering systems
  • Counterweight lowering systems
  • Tension lines
  • Scenarios
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COURSE INFORMATION

Place: Grand Junction area
Ratio: 1:6
Price: $500.00 for one person, $200.00 for the second climber and $150.00 for the third climber. Special rates for groups and 20% discount for veterans, active duty personal and law enforcement.
What we provide: IFMGA/AMGA certified mountain guide, climbing equipment, ropes, harnesses, helmets, first aid, guiding permits.
What we don’t provide: water, snacks, personal transportation, and personal medical insurance.
Season:  all year around
Prerequisites: None.

​Equipment List:

  • Hiking boots or approach shoes
  • Synthetic or wool socks
  • Synthetic long pants
  • Shorts
  • Synthetic T-shirt
  • Top fleece
  • Top shell jacket
  • Hat
  • Small backpack (about 20 liters)
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Water (at least 2 liters)
  • Food and snacks
  • Camera (optional)

WE WORK AND GUIDE UNDER THE PERMITS OF THE BLM, NATIONAL FOREST, NATIONAL PARK SERVICES
​AND THE WESTERN SLOPE CLIMBERS COALITION.

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  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • Our Philosophy
  • Programs
    • Independence Monument
    • Avalanche Courses & Glacier Rescue Techniques
    • Canyoneering
    • Ice Climbing
    • Mountaineering/Alpine Climbing
    • Rock Climbing
    • Guided Towers
    • Self-Rescue >
      • Aid climbing and Big Wall climbing techniques
    • Technical Rescue
    • Ski Mountaineering
    • Tactical Training for Military Forces
    • European Expeditions
    • Family Adventures
  • Upcoming Trips & Classes
  • Trips Gallery
  • In the News
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • More Information
  • Map