Advanced Rappelling


Advanced Rappelling is for multi-pitch climbers, canyoneers, and people who need advance rope and rappelling skills. The Course is an 8 hour day broken into four sections. There are ground schools and rappelling drills.
Session I: Rappelling Equipment
-Equipment/chords/rope
-Rope coils (Mountaineer and Butterfly)
-Knots and hitches
-Rappel rings/links/bolt
-Natural anchors
-Bolt anchors
-Gear anchors
Session II: Mechanical Rappels
-Review of rappelling fundamentals
-Review of back ups/auto-block
-Belaying (firefighter, separate belay, backups)
-Munter hitch rappels
-Carabiner brake system
-Fixed line rappels
-Self lowering rappel
-Deploying rope (toss and go/rope bag/saddlebags)
-Retrieving rope
Session III Multi-Pitch Rappelling
-Masterpoints
-Modeling/sequencing
-Personal anchor system
-Extended rappels
-Simul rappel
-Retrieval Chord


Prices
1 person for $475
2 people for $675
3 people for $875
4-6 people- $100 per each additional person