Rappelling for the Modern Climber

Does rappelling feel like the most dangerous part of your climbing day? Do you avoid it like the plague, opting to bushwack forever to walk off a route rather than rappelling down? Maybe you've read some horrible fatal rappelling accident reports, and subsequently fear is keeping you from an objective that "looks super cool...if only the descent was easier". Do you want to be a desirable climbing partner, able to take the lead role when it comes to the descent?

In this 3 hour course, you are going to see what took me 15 years, 48 classic climbs of North America, and $25,000 of AMGA training to learn. Beginners will learn more about setting up solid, trustworthy, rappelling systems, so you can lean back on the rope with confidence. Then we will dive deeper into modern techniques and rappelling set-ups that will save you time, energy and reduce stress even on the biggest descents. With proper instruction, a healthy fear of gravity, applying good systemic checks, and lots of practice, I think everyone can rappel 1000's of times with the safety margins that will make your mother sleep like a baby when you're on a climbing mission.

Most people start out climbing in the gym, where there is no rappelling. Then they go to the crag, where they learn how to clean and rappel from a bolted anchor back to the ground. Once that is mastered, many choose to tackle multi-pitch routes. This adds the complexities of multiple rappels, two rope rappels, route finding, and a longer time commitment. No matter where you are in this evolution, or where you want to go, being able to rappel safely 100% of the time is a critical skill. This course can play a pivotal role in developing these skills.

This course is the ultimate guide to all things rappelling, specifically for climbers. Climbers eager to become savvy at overcoming the common and rare hurdles encountered while descending. If your curiosity maxes out wondering how to clean a two-bolt anchor and rappel a single pitch, YouTube is full videos for that basic topic. This course is for those craving a solid foundation, and more advanced descending skills for the bigger objectives around the world. Maximize your efficiency, without compromising safety. Learn how to deal with problems that arise, and more importantly, how to see and avoid them in the first place.

Become the ideal climbing partner you desire to rope up with. This course will help with that transformation. But you must take the first step by clicking the Enroll in Course button.