Training → Courses
Every course below runs outdoors on live stems. Group sizes are capped so that an instructor can watch each candidate on every ascent, which is the only reason any of this transfers.
Rope and saddle from the ground up: anchor selection, throwline placement, work positioning, and the two ascent systems every crew is expected to know.
The drill every crew hopes never to run. Casualty assessment aloft, rope access to a suspended climber, and four descent methods scored against the clock.
Load estimation, friction devices, negative and floating blocks, and the arithmetic that keeps a rigging point inside its working load limit.
Cutting from a rope with one hand on the saw is the highest-risk task in the industry. This block slows it down and rebuilds it as a sequence.
Where the cut goes and why. Branch collars, reduction cuts to a suitable lateral, and the structural reasoning behind a specification.
For experienced climbers moving into training roles: lesson structure, hands-on coaching under load, and how to fail a candidate fairly.