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Self-Rescue: Fundamentals

$90 | Great Falls, VA | Top rope climbing and belay experience recommended

A great day at the crag can go wrong in an instant. Do you have the technical skills and assessment framework to manage a challenging situation and get everyone back to ground safely? In this full day of hands-on learning and practice appropriate for every outdoor climber, you’ll develop core skills to solve the most common problems that arise in single-pitch climbing.

This class focuses on managing rescue from the bottom up in single pitch settings. Ready for a deep dive? Add Self Rescue II (Top-Down Rescue) and Self Rescue III (Multipitch Rescue)

This class is also available as a Women’s Only session

2026 dates

  • 3/21

  • 4/26

  • 5/23

  • NEW 7/4

  • NEW 8/8

We believe the skills taught in this class are more important than revenue. If a lower cost would make the class more accessible to you, use the following codes:

  • RESCUE30 - $30 final cost

  • RESCUE60 - $60 final cost

If you would like to pay it forward to help your community build rescue skills, you can choose to pay more at checkout. This class would be offered at $175 retail.

  • You’ll learn:

    How to prevent problems before they happen and address them quickly if they do

    Weighted and unweighted belay takeovers

    Rope ascension

    Emergency counterbalance lowers and rappels

    Belay escapes

  • What’s included:

    • Any personal gear you need (harness, helmet, shoes, etc.)

    • All class gear

    • Take-home handouts and quick reference guides

    • Group first aid kit