In my last post I looked at some of the major factors that turn an adventure into an epic. One of those factors was lack of preparation – so to continue to help with your preparation here are some more video clips from the excellent DVD resource Self Rescue for Climbers.
A couple of important things to note about these skills:
- You want to practise the skills a lot so that they become second nature to you i.e. you don’t have to think how to do a french prusik etc.
- And with time these skills become tools in a tool box and as you gain experience and really hone them then you can give your energies to selecting the right tool(s) job instead of focusing on how a particular skill is executed.
For the first post: When an Adventure becomes an Epic
Prusiking up a rope
Abseiling past a knot
Lowering a climber off a crag
If you are interested in more of these rescue skills I would encourage you to pick up the DVD!