The course objective is to learn to abseil safely and independently, using the principle devices available on the market. We will use six differnet abseiling devices during the course. The course can be geared towards any adventure sport you are interested in, like caving, climbing, mountaineering and canyoning.
65€ per participant
Dates and Times
All year round. From 9:00 to 18:00
Details
Minimum number of students: 2
Ratio: 6 students per instructor
The instructor is certified
- Certified instructors
- Course Materials
- Technical Materials
- Photos
- Accident insurance and third-party liability insurance
- Introduction
- History of abseiling
- Basic concepts
- Equipment
- Devices used in caving
- Devices used in climbing
- Devices used in canyoning
- Techniques & Safety
- Body positionioning & descent technique
- Handling your device
- Lock offs
- Self-belaying techinques
- Creative problem solving & emergency techniques
- Risk management
Novice Abseiling Course Programme
- 9:00 – 9:30 Registration and course presentation
- 9:30 – 14:30 Transfer to the Ramales climbing crag
- 9:30 – 13:30 Theoretical and practical workshop at the climbing crag
- Introduction, basic concepts and equipment
- Abseiling procedures and techniques
- 13:30 – 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 – 16:00 Theoretical and practical workshop at the wall
- Setting up an abseil and the anchor
- Self belay, lock offs and creative problem solving & emergency techniques
- 16:00 – 18:00 Practical workshop at Rapel Mur
- 18:00 – 18:30 General overview, course evaluation and closure