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Progressive Rescue Solutions, Inc., Mountain Rope Safety

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<strong>Rope</strong> <strong>Rescue</strong> Technician I is 25 hrs. Scheduled Friday night-Sunday late afternoon. This class focuses on raising and lowering pickoffs<br />

using mechanical advantage systems as well as rappelling techniques and rappelling pick-offs. Again there is review of knots,<br />

anchoring and emphasis placed on safety. There is a lecture reviewing equipment used in transferring someone off their rope onto<br />

your rigging in order to perform a safe rescue. Students will learn to pass a knot in rappel, in mechanical systems as well as ascending<br />

a rope with some basic equipment in order to meet some of the operations level of training, according to NFPA standards.<br />

Student requirements in order to attend class: Be physically able to walk up and down steep terrain. You must have attended<br />

Low Angle <strong>Rope</strong> <strong>Rescue</strong> within the past year before being allowed into this higher level of training!<br />

Housing Free at Signal Mtn., TN. site<br />

Cost: $100.00 TARS members / $150.00 assoc. members of TARS / $175.00 non-members of TARS<br />

Minimum 12 students required for class to be held in your district.<br />

Contact Pat Wagner: E-Mail: PWagner410@Comcast.Net Toll Free: (877)889-3804 Fax: (423)886-7621

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