Registration
To enroll in the class you must prove your proficiency in tying the following knots and be able to perform the following vertical skills.
Knots:
Tie the following with 11 mm rescue rope unless otherwise noted:
- Figure Eight on a Bight
- Figure Eight Follow Through
- Double Figure Eight
- Bowline with safety (Yosemite acceptable)
- Munter Hitch
- Butterfly Know
- Ring Bend (Water Knot) in webbing
- Double Overhand Bend (Double Fisherman's Knot, Barrel) in 8 mm cord
- Prusik Hitch (3 wrap) in 8 mm cord on rescue rope
- Clove Hitch with safety
- Trucker's hitch
Personal Vertical System and SRT:
Starting with gear in pack, ascend 30 feet, change over to rappel, descend, change back to ascent, down-climb. (25 minutes)
For further details on the entrance test, refer to the NCRC Level 1 Student Preparation Guide.
The class size is limited. Participants will be filled on first come basis, based on the date and time the entrance test is passed.
The cost of the seminar is $25
Contact Marty Reames (marty@coloradocaverescue.org), Jeff Polk (polk@delos.com), or Andrew Blackstock (andrew.blackstock@colorado.edu) to make arrangements to demonstrate the above skills.