TCS Rock Rescue Level 2 - CMC State

Prerequisite: Rock Self Rescue I, Rock Seconding School, Rock Lead School or Sport Lead Clinic highly preferred.

This class expands upon the skills learned in Rock Self Rescue I.  The techniques taught will focus primarily on rescuing a second.  The pace for the class will be fast, with no remedial instruction, so please be solid with friction hitches, Munter, and Munter-mule, as these will be used extensively.

The skills taught in this course are perishable and they require repeated practice for competency.

Skills taught will include:

* How to tie knots and hitches used in a rescue situation quickly and efficiently.

* Basic safety principles for performing load transfers.

* Lowering systems (Munter, belay device with redirected brake strand, lowering from a loaded ATC-guide).​

* Raising systems (3:1 raise, drop loop 3:1 raise, 5:1 raise).

* Rappel methods (extending the rappel device, counter-balance rappel, tandem rappel).

* Transition from a belay to baseline,

* Transition from baseline to a rescue (Baseline to a rappel, baseline to a lower, baseline to a raise).