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Learn everything about self-rescue and problem solving when trad climbing

    1. Course Content

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    2. The First Bad Decision

    1. Rappelling Intro

    2. Increasing Friction

    3. Rappelling Without a Device

    4. Rappelling Without a Harness

    5. Rappelling With a Damaged Rope

    6. Rappelling When All Your Ropes are Damaged

    7. Extending the Length of a Rappel

    8. Rappelling Past a Knot

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    9. Pendulum Rappels

    10. Leave-No-Trace Tower Rappelling

    11. Stuck ropes - Prevention

    12. Stuck Ropes - Solutions

    13. Descending From Bad Anchors

    14. Descending Loose Rock

    15. Retreating Mid-Pitch With a Tag Line

    16. Practise at the Crag

    1. Anchor Building Intro

    2. Self Equalizing Anchors - The Sliding X

    3. Self Equalizing Anchors - The Quad

    4. Equalizing Anchors with the Rope

    5. Non-Textbook Anchors

    6. Practise at the Crag

    1. Climbing on Loose Rock

    2. Equalizing Lead Protection

    3. Leading Runout Routes

    4. Following a Runout Traverse - Back Roping

    5. Pendulums and Tension Traverses - Leading

    6. Pendulums and Tension Traverses - Following

    7. Basic Aid Climbing

    8. Basic Hauling

    9. Simul Climbing

    10. Practise at the Crag

    1. Self-Rescue Basics

    2. Basic Knots - The Releasable Belay

    3. Basic Knots - Prusiks

    4. Escaping the Belay - First Considerations

    5. Escaping the Belay - Directly from the Anchor

    6. Escaping the Belay - Anchor in Reach

    7. Escaping the Belay - Anchor out of Reach

    8. Escaping The Belay - When Belaying the Leader

    9. Escaping the Belay - Simple Methods

    10. Descending to an Injured Climber

    11. Prusiking - The Basics

    12. Prusiking - Standard Technique

    13. Prusiking - Slingshot Technique

    14. Prusiking - With an Extended Belay Device

    15. Prusiking - Without Prusiks

    16. Counterbalance Rappel - Part 1

    17. Counterbalance Rappel - Part 2

    18. Tandem Rappelling

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    19. Lowering an Injured Climber

    20. Lowering in Guide Mode

    21. Hauling Your Partner - Basics

    22. Hauling Your Partner - Simple Systems

    23. Hauling Your Partner - Advanced Systems

    24. Top Rope Soloing

    25. Lead Rope Soloing

    26. Practise at the Crag

    1. Self-Rescue Knots
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Reviews

5 star rating

second course i bought

duane swanson

I first got the big wall / aid course and was blown away by the quality instruction and thoroughness. when I saw the preview of this one I was super excited to get it. the course doesn't disappoint. worth far more than the price he's charging.

I first got the big wall / aid course and was blown away by the quality instruction and thoroughness. when I saw the preview of this one I was super excited to get it. the course doesn't disappoint. worth far more than the price he's charging.

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