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Ultralight Rigging & Rescue

June 9 - June 13

$500.00

Instructors: Rich Carlson and Shannon Long

Ultralight Rigging & Rescue provides intensive 40-hour high-angle rescue training in skills required by mountain rescue teams, rangers and individuals who desire a high level of emergency preparedness in the backcountry..

Covers NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue) Operations and Technician level skills, similar to Rope Rescue Technician I/II, but utilizing minimal and ultralight gear, along with improvised systems.

Skills Taught

Equipment selection, use, inspection and maintenance
Knotcraft
Anchors
Patient packaging
Mechanical advantage systems
Belay techniques
Lowering systems
Rappelling
Knot passing through rappels
Ascending
Raising and lowering systems; system safety factors
Litter rigging and tending
Assisted rappels and pick-offs

Course Fee: $1450

Early Registration: $1250 (deposit received before 9 May 2025)

Details

Start:: June 9
End:: June 13
Cost:: $500.00
Event Category:: Training

Organizer

: Rich Carlson
Phone: 435-263-8905
Email: rich@canyonsandcrags.com
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Venue

: Staccato Vegas / Prairie Fire
: 1 Prairie Fire Road
Pahrump, NV 89061 United States + Google Map
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