Rock Climbing Level 4 · Rock Rescue
Get yourself and your partner out of trouble.
- Length: 6 Hours
- Where: Squamish
- Level: Advanced
- Guide ratio: 1:6
- Price: $175 CAD per person
Things go wrong on long routes. Level 4 is the toolkit for when they do: escaping a belay, ascending a rope, hauling, and lowering or rappelling with an injured partner. These are the skills that turn an incident into an inconvenience.
We drill each system on the ground, then test it on the wall under realistic load until it's reliable under pressure.
What you'll cover
One day on Squamish rock, 8:30am to 3:00pm — a review of Levels 1 through 3, then every link in the rescue chain worked from a hanging stance. Meets at the Squamish Adventure Centre parking lot.
Day by day
- 08:30 — The building blocks Friction hitches, escaping the belay, ascending the rope, and rescue hauling systems — drilled to fluency.
- Midday — Rescue rappels Controlled rescue rappels and lowering a partner past an edge, under load.
- 15:00 — The full scenario Realistic assisted and unassisted rescues end to end, applying the whole toolkit.
What's included
- Rock guide
- Harness & helmet
- Ropes, anchors & belay devices
- Rock climbing shoes — give our office your size
Is this for me?
Level 3 or solid multi-pitch experience — you should already lead and build anchors competently. Bring lunch, water, and sturdy trail shoes. Meets 8:30am at the Squamish Adventure Centre.
What to bring
- Sturdy trail or approach shoes
- Rock shoes — or give our office your size (rental available)
- Lunch, water & sun protection