Sea Cliff Self Rescue: Core Skills

This course is a must-do for any climber. You will put yourself and friends at risk if you don’t have the skills and knowledge taught on this course.

This is a one day course for both leaders and seconds alike. The aim is to develop your climbing independence and confidence in navigating simple problems on single and multi-pitch climbs.

If you are interested in sea cliff climbing, multi-pitch climbing or keen to push your traditional climbing grade then these skills and knowledge will benefit your adventures.

You will have the opportunity to first explore the techniques below in a safe friendly learning environment, with the choice to increase the challenges later. The actual techniques covered will use the equipment usually carried by rock climbers rather than specialist rescue equipment.

Some of the topics we may cover are:

• Belaying the second from the top (gold standard)
• Tying off belay devices under full load
• Different types and uses of prusiks
• Assisted hoists
• Escaping the system (in reach)
• Descending ropes safely
• Ascending a rope safely
• Descending past knots
• Abseiling with an injured climber
• Using an Italian hitch

Pre-requirements for this course

The participants for this course are required to have experience of lead climbing on traditional placed protection.

Some key information

• 7 hours instructor time
• Location – Swanage
• Group size: 1-6 people
• No accommodation or food provided
• Under 18s require an adult to be on session with them.

The self rescue course was a fantastic day of learning and getting to try things out. Eddy gave us a range of tools, building up processes bit by bit with plenty of opportunities to practise and get feedback. I highly recommend the course, it’s given us a lot more confidence to go sea cliff climbing.

Jana Hueppe

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