Lightweight Rope Rescue | The Mountain Institute

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Introductions: Logistics & Expectations 4 Topics

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Getting Started: Important Course Information!

Course Format, Itinerary & Testing

Chapter 2: Equipment 6 Topics

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Critical Equipment: Ropes & Lanyards

Critical Equipment Check: Carabiners

Ropes, Webbing & Cord

Personal gear load outs

Team gear load outs

Chapter 3: Rope Rescue System Dynamics 4 Topics

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Weight & forces in rope rescue

Low angle forces

Chapter 3: Anchors 9 Topics

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Ways to use webbing

Things to avoid with webbing anchors

Dynema/sewn runners

Artificial anchors

fixed vs self equalizing

Chapter 4: Knots 3 Topics

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Strength of knots

Chapter 5: Personal Rope Rescue Skills 3 Topics

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Personal Skill: Rappelling

Personal Skill: Belaying

Personal Skill: Rappelling

Chapter 6: Technical Skills, Team Competencies 3 Topics

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Personal Skill: Belaying

Rope Ascension Techniques

Overview of Rope Lowering Systems

Chapter 7: Low to Steep Angle Rescue 1 Topic

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Litter Evacuation Overview

Chapter 8: High Angle Rescue: Vertical Operations 5 Topics

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High Angle Rescue: Litter Rigging & Attending

Litter Rigging Video for High Angle Rope Rescue Applications

Pick-Offs: Team Based

Pick Offs: Rappel Style

Artificial and Natural High Directionals

Chapter 9: Advanced Rope work and rigging skills 2 Topics

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Radium Release Knot Pass

Chapter 10: Alpine Mountain Rescue 10 Topics

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pre-equalized snow anchor

Hasty Belays and Anchors for catching slips and low force falls

Technical Snow Evacuations

Ultra-light Rescue Belay Techniques

Roping Up for Glacier Travel

Crevasse Rescue 101

More Crevasse Rescue Techniques

Crevasse Rescue: Fallen Climber Skills

Chapter 12: Single Rope Technique (SRT) 6 Topics

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Chapter 11 : Warning!

General tactics for SRT and Small team rescue

SRT & small team rescue equipment

Converting a fixed line to a lowering line

Appendix A: Medical Skills 4 Topics

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Patient Packaging Overview

Improvised Technical Rescue Patient Packaging with Hypothermia Wrap

Suspension Trauma Update 2018

Appendix B: Rope Rescue Checklists 1 Topic

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Rope Rescue Checklists