Rock Rescue Remote First Aid
Are you dreaming of summer multi-pitch rock adventures? Coast Wilderness Medical Training has partnered with Bronwyn Hodgins to deliver three days absolutely packed with the engaging and dynamic training you need to get ready.
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Are you dreaming of summer multi-pitch rock adventures? Coast Wilderness Medical Training has partnered with Bronwyn Hodgins to deliver three days absolutely packed with the engaging and dynamic training you need to get ready.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Are you dreaming of summer multi-pitch rock adventures? Coast Wilderness Medical Training has partnered with Bronwyn Hodgins to deliver three days absolutely packed with the engaging and dynamic training you need to get ready.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Course Information
Take a rock rescue course and you’ll learn how to get someone off the wall. Take a remote first aid course and you’ll learn how to care for them. Take our integrated Rock Rescue Remote First Aid course and you’ll get three days of both! We will walk you through the full self-rescue process, providing you with tools & skills to problem solve your way out of emergencies.
There will be a maximum of 12 participants, and 6:1 ratios will be maintained when on the rock.
Course Ethos
Gain the confidence you need to make informed decisions in emergencies when rescue is hours or days away! If you spend any time climbing, Rock Rescue Remote First Aid will prepare you to manage medical emergencies when resources are scarce, you are stuck on the side of a wall and rescue could be hours away. Don’t expect rigid protocols - a focus on basic principles, simple but effective techniques, and informed decision making is at the heart of our instructing philosophy.
Schedule & Locations
Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM
Squamish Training Base: 1909 Maple Drive, Unit 101
Outdoor Classrooms: Smoke Bluffs, Stawamus River, & Stawamus Chief Provincial Park.
Prerequisites
First Aid: There are no first aid training or certification prerequisites for this course.
Climbing: There is no specific climbing prerequisite, however participants are expected to have outdoor climbing experience and be competent in basic skills such as belaying, setting up anchors and rappelling. Multi-pitch experience is recommended, as the course focuses on rescue techniques used in multi-pitch terrain.
Certifications
Successful completion of the course earns you a Remote First Aid with CPR C certificate from the Canadian Red Cross, valid for 3 years. There is no standardized rock rescue certificate, but your skills will speak for themselves.
Recertification
Recertification for Remote First Aid is conducted over a single 8 hour session, and requires an unexpired 20 hour Remote First certification or equivalent.
Instructors
Bronwyn Hodgins is a professional rock climber and ACMG guide, based out of Squamish. She was the first Canadian female to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite, with her 5-day ascent of Freerider (1000m,13a) in 2018. In 2019, she led an expedition to Baffin Island, where she established new free routes on Mt Asgard (1000m, 11a) and an unnamed tower (400m, 13a) with her husband Jacob Cook. Her experience free climbing on big walls around the world greatly informs her understanding of technical rock rescue systems.
Moira O’Keefe
Course Outline
To create the RRRFA, Bronwyn & Moira combined their mutual expertise to create a three day lesson plan that combines rock rescue and remote first aid topics to cover both in a natural and practical way, focusing on giving students the hands-on experience they need to integrate those skills when they need them.
The course is built around group mini-lectures, discussions and activities leading into skills practice in small, dedicated breakout groups. The weekend will culminate in combined, comprehensive scenarios that highlight and consolidate the skills you’ve learned.
Remote First Aid - click here to download a PDF of the course outline.
Rock Rescue - What you can expect:
Belaying/lowering on a munter hitch
Escaping a loaded belay
Rescue rappelling options
Ascending a fixed rope
Raising a partner (mechanical advantage)
Practice scenarios and discussion on further learning
Tuition & Payments
Course Fees: $489 + GST
Payments: Payment can be made by credit card at registration. If you would prefer to pay by bank transfer, cheque or cash, contact us directly.
Learning Supports
If you require any learning supports, or adaptation for a physical or learning disability, please let us know at registration. We will do everything we can to support you during this program.
Required Gear
Equipment List:
Climbing Harness
Climbing Helmet
Belay device (ATC and/or Gri Gri)
Prusik cord (or autoblock)
4 locking biners
2 non-locking biners
120 sling
5m of 7mm cord
Optional: pulleys, progress capture devices (ie. microtraxion, jumars, etc.)
Specialized rescue equipment & ropes will be provided.