Course

• Duration: 1 or 2 day course pending size of classes (8 or 16 hours)
• Class size: Minimum (10) students, Maximum (18) students
• Rate: $250.00 per student
• Special Team rates available - please contact us
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Learning Goal

The student will learn the proper rappelling techniques and safely rappel from a safe rappel tower or comparable building.

 ** This is a pre-requisite to the advanced courses. ** 

Student Performance Objectives

The student will be taught and then individually monitored by a certified rappel master. All students must successfully demonstrate the following:

• Tie (5) knots (includes: knots, bends & hitches)
• Tie Swiss seat (rope/tubular nylon)
• Proper hook up with a carabiner & figure 8
• Demo proper technique while rappelling (both weapon and non-weapon hand)
• Proper tie-off with figure 8
• Proper tie-off with carabiner
• Inverted rappelling
• Proper Window entry
• Proper belay (top and bottom)
• Self belay, lowering and rappelling
• Self rescue
• Lots of rappels

Learning aids / Equipment

Your rappelling tower or The Orange County Rappelling Tower located at the Orange County Sheriff's Office Range.

• (2) Kernmantle Ropes (furnished)
• Rescue Eight Descender
• (2) Carabiners
• Rappel Harness (Manufactured and/or Swiss seat)
• Helmet
• Gloves
• 15’ 11mm Rope & 15’ 1” tubular nylon