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Operating under special use permit from the Uncompahgre National Forest, Grand Mesa National Forest,
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Denali National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Denali National Park
Copyright 2000/2011 Rigging for Rescue®, LLC - (970) 325-4474 - info@riggingforrescue.com - PO Box 745, Ouray, CO 81427
Rigging for Rescue - The Seminar:
Seven Days of Intensive Instructor Level Rope Rescue Techniques and Principles
Seven Days of Intensive Instructor Level Rope Rescue Techniques and Principles
Eleven seminars are being offered this year with four to be held in Ouray, Colorado,
USA, three to be held in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada and four to be held in
Yosemite National Park, California, USA.:
Fees: $950US per person, plus 12% HST for seminars in Canada.
A deposit of $250 US is required upon registration with final payment due two months prior to the seminar start date. Canadian $ are accepted at the current exchange.
Seminar Specifics
All seminars are 7 full days (70+ hours) and run from 08:00 Saturday to approximately 17:00 Friday.
Each participant is responsible for their own transportation, personal equipment, food and accommodation.
Sessions will be a combination of lectures, demonstrations and discussions, along with practical hands-on field exercises and challenges. Participants are encouraged to interact in a positive, inquiring way, and should feel free to advise us of topics or techniques they particularly want to see covered.
Key themes during our Rigging for Rescue seminars are the encouragement of critical thinking, systems analysis and a questioning attitude. Transforming our knowledge of physics principles into practical working systems of greater safety takes precedence over the introduction of gadgetry.
Participants can expect to explore:
Fees: $950US per person, plus 12% HST for seminars in Canada.
A deposit of $250 US is required upon registration with final payment due two months prior to the seminar start date. Canadian $ are accepted at the current exchange.
Seminar Specifics
All seminars are 7 full days (70+ hours) and run from 08:00 Saturday to approximately 17:00 Friday.
Each participant is responsible for their own transportation, personal equipment, food and accommodation.
Sessions will be a combination of lectures, demonstrations and discussions, along with practical hands-on field exercises and challenges. Participants are encouraged to interact in a positive, inquiring way, and should feel free to advise us of topics or techniques they particularly want to see covered.
Key themes during our Rigging for Rescue seminars are the encouragement of critical thinking, systems analysis and a questioning attitude. Transforming our knowledge of physics principles into practical working systems of greater safety takes precedence over the introduction of gadgetry.
Participants can expect to explore:
Date
March 3 - 9, 2012
March 31 - April 6, 2012
April 21 - 27, 2012
April 28 - May 4, 2012
June 16 - 22, 2012
June 23 - 29, 2012
September 8 - 14, 2012
September 8 - 14, 2012
September 22 - 28, 2012
September 29 - October 5, 2012
November 3 - 9, 2012
March 3 - 9, 2012
March 31 - April 6, 2012
April 21 - 27, 2012
April 28 - May 4, 2012
June 16 - 22, 2012
June 23 - 29, 2012
September 8 - 14, 2012
September 8 - 14, 2012
September 22 - 28, 2012
September 29 - October 5, 2012
November 3 - 9, 2012
Location
Yosemite, CA
Yosemite, CA
Invermere, BC
Ouray, CO
Ouray, CO
Invermere, BC
Invermere, BC
Ouray, CO
Ouray, CO
Yosemite, CA
Yosemite, CA
Yosemite, CA
Yosemite, CA
Invermere, BC
Ouray, CO
Ouray, CO
Invermere, BC
Invermere, BC
Ouray, CO
Ouray, CO
Yosemite, CA
Yosemite, CA
Session
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VII
VIII
IX
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XI
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VIII
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• efficient and effective raising and lowering systems
• steep embankment evacuations
• litter handling techniques
• rescue belay devices and techniques
• patient packaging strategies
• executing difficult edge transitions
• new devices in rope rescue
• misconceptions about rope stretch and peak force
• useful rope rescue physics principles
• the difference between simple, compound and complex pulley systems
• why many commonly used belay techniques are actually unsuitable for rescue-sized loads
• how equalizing anchor systems can be a misguided approach
• the mechanics of the Kootenay Highline System
• methods for calculating forces in a system
• ongoing research and testing results from the drop tower and slow pull machine
• and much more
• steep embankment evacuations
• litter handling techniques
• rescue belay devices and techniques
• patient packaging strategies
• executing difficult edge transitions
• new devices in rope rescue
• misconceptions about rope stretch and peak force
• useful rope rescue physics principles
• the difference between simple, compound and complex pulley systems
• why many commonly used belay techniques are actually unsuitable for rescue-sized loads
• how equalizing anchor systems can be a misguided approach
• the mechanics of the Kootenay Highline System
• methods for calculating forces in a system
• ongoing research and testing results from the drop tower and slow pull machine
• and much more
Rigging for Rescue is an intensive and in-depth seminar. Though it is impossible to cover every
conceivable technique known in a mere 7 days, we will lay a very firm foundation of essential
basics in the first few days and then our examination of additional topics will be limited only by
participants' capabilities and exercise conditions.