Service Description

This one day course covers technical rescue skills to equip rock climbers with the ability to improvise effective techniques to get you and your injured climbing partner to the ground or ledge safely. Basic belaying skills are required. Course availability is limited to maintain a low student to instructor ratio. Equipment list: -Climbing harness, helmet, shoes -ATC style and Grigri style belay device -5 locking carabiners -2 full length, 2 double length slings -2 prusiks -Camp chair -Sun protection -Water bottle, lunch, snacks The course will be held at either Lover's Leap, Donner Summit, or the Cosumnes River Gorge. Limited availability to maintain low instructor to student ratio, register now. About your instructors: Ryan Armstrong is a Wilderness EMT and has been teaching Wilderness Medicine and technical rescue courses full time for 6 years. In addition to medical experience, he brings years of outdoor leadership, education, and guiding into his teaching. Erik Griffith: "My name is Erik and I’m the founder and lead guide for Vertical Pursuits. My journey in the mountains started when I was 18, mostly revolving around bouldering and breaching into the outdoor climbing world. When I was 20 years old I embarked on a 2 year guide course that took me through the Northern Ice Cap of Patagonia, Picos De Europa of Spain and up to the rugged Eastern Alaskan Range. Since then, I have traveled and guided in various places until I made Yosemite Valley my home and training ground for over 4 years. While I lived in Yosemite, I made multiple trips up El Capitan, including in a day ascents, and free climbed many of the classic formations and routes in the park."