Rope Rescue Training

The Advanced Skills Rescue Workshop (ASRW) teaches the remaining 10%, which is a rigorous course building upon the first two. You enjoy jumping right in with a field exercise designed to assess the skill level of all team (class) members.

• PSRW—While physically demanding with on-rope time, this class is often referred to as one of the most enjoyable and interactive courses. The 7-day PSRW covers rebelays, passing knots with added emphasis on knot skills, rope-to-rope transfers, and problem-solving skills. We explain important definitions in detail. The student becomes familiar with all gear, including ascenders, descenders, belays, and self-belay devices.
  Use in conjunction with TSRW to encompass 90% of most rope rescues within industrial professions and wilderness locations.
• TSRW—This workshop reviews learned practices from the PSRW, although taking the PSRW first is not mandatory. The 7-day TSRW course dives into more demanding situations and emphasizes team-building skills. The course spreads lessons focusing on the role of intermediate physics in rope rigging throughout. Students learn complex solutions for reaching, treating, and extricating a victim from high-angle situations in wilderness or industrial locations. Also, in the TSRW, students learn “offset” techniques that employ basic high-angle techniques. This is an alternative to the more elaborate highline systems.
• ASRW—This 7-day course is held only once per year and complements the remaining 10% of rope rescue training covered in the first 2 courses. This rigorous course starts with a comprehensive field assessment to evaluate current skill levels and identify areas for development. Following the initial assessment, the training progresses through fundamental rescue scenarios to build a strong foundational understanding. The course then concentrates on advanced technical rescue training solutions. A specific emphasis is given on the effective utilization of highline systems for complex operations. Students will learn various scenarios for setting up sloping, horizontal, or steep highlines when transporting or extricating patients.

AHS Rescue Provides Technical Rope Rescue Equipment

All mandatory and optional technical equipment is available directly from AHS Rescue when you set up your training course. Contact us, or see here for a detailed list of recommended equipment. They include the AES Aztek Elite Kit and 1 Full Body Rescue or Work Style harness. The harness is either the Yates Basic Rope Access Professional or the Petzl AVAO Bod Fast.  Also offered is all equipment necessary, right down to your boots, helmet, and first aid kit.

AHS Rescue is an experienced supplier of superior rope rescue equipment. Contact us today by email to purchase equipment, or use this form below to schedule your rope access training.