VERTICAL SKILLS COURSE

Course Limited To Active Duty Military Personnel Only

Designed for military servicemen and women working in mountains and steep terrain during operational and support missions, this course is intended for participants with no to (ideally some) experience in the vertical environment.

This Course Covers:

• Identifying, evaluating, avoiding, and mitigating vertical hazards

• Selection & application of appropriate vertical work strategy & positioning of personnel
• In-depth overview of all rope access & fall protection equipment
• Basic to advanced knots & rope technique
• Basic to intermediate rock climbing & belaying technique
• Basic to advanced anchoring systems & technique
• Basic to intermediate rappelling
• Basic to intermediate ascending of fixed lines
• Hauling systems
• Self & team member rescue
• Use of pitons and installing expansion bolts
• Navigating steep including multipitch terrain on lead
• Problem solving exercises

* An optional 1 day module on med-evac technique including the use of Skeds is also available

tactical leaders

Course Limited To Active Duty Special Forces Personnel Only

Designed for military servicemen working in mountains and steep terrain under tactical situations, this course is intended for participants with moderate experience in the vertical environment.

This Course Covers:

• Intermediate to advanced knots & rope techniques
• Intermediate to advanced rock climbing & belaying technique
• Intermediate to advanced anchoring systems & technique
• Intermediate to advanced rappelling techniques
• Intermediate to advanced ascending techniques
• Hauling systems
• Self & team member rescue
• Navigating steep including multipitch and near-shore terrain on lead
• Trad gear (cams & nuts) climbing on lead
• Problem solving exercises