Iranian Alpine Club intends to hold a training course late in October, 2009 to train climbers and especially big wall climbers how to perform rescue operations on vertical slopes.
Climbing accident’s management, first aids, rope techniques in rescue operations, evaluate and placement of anchor systems, standard extrication and patient packaging techniques, hauling systems are the main topics, which will be instructed by Majid Sabet-Zadeh, an Iranian member of "Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue".
Climbers with more than 18 years old and ability to climb at least 5.9 are allowed to participate in this course, which is going to be carried out on Band-e-Yakhchal wall at the foot of Mt. Tochal.
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