Cognitive:
Define the role and responsibilities of an assistant anchor manager: FPAR, rope management, critical communication and commands, coaching and teaching, help with trip planning, navigation and weather monitoring, and basic first aid.
Explain the importance of effective communication and collaboration within a canyoning team.
Psychomotor:
Demonstrate active listening and communication skills with your anchor manager a team members.
Practice effective delegation and task management within a team setting.
Maintain situational awareness and contribute to team safety protocols.
Affective:
Develop confidence and leadership skills in a supportive learning environment.
Cultivate a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
Foster a sense of responsibility and accountability for team safety and success.
First Person as Risk (FPAR): First person to descend rappel, check rope length, communicate with anchor manager, provide bottom belays, look out for team members at the bottom of the rappel, and help ensure successful rope retrieval
Self-Belay: properly set up a friction hitch, hands-free back up, below rappel device and above rappel device, and correctly manage your belay system while descending the rappel rope
Rope Management: checking ropes for damage when deploying or bagging, tracking years of use, isolating core shots
Coaching and teaching critical commands: non-verbal and verbal commands while belaying, alerting team of rock falls, rope throws, and pack shuttling.
Creating a comprehensive trip plan: canyon itinerary, satellite communication, emergency contacts, printed beta, GPS beta, individual and group gear, and ropes needed for the specific canyon.
Where all the current action is! Posted agenda + notes from monthly Leadership calls. Discussion revolves around calendars & scheduling, program updates, and leadership skills training.
Archive for previous year monthly meeting agendas and accompanying minutes with action items. For review by group members.
When recreating in any outdoor setting, especially as a leader, it is important to know how to assess and treat different injuries and illnesses in the field. This chapter will explore the common injuries, illnesses, and their assessment and treatment that occur frequently in the wilderness. To become a certified Team Leader you will need Wilderness First Responder First Aid certification. You will learn the following:
Cognitive Domain:
Recognize: Identify symptoms and signs of common illnesses and injuries encountered in wilderness settings.
Analyze: Assess the severity of illnesses and injuries and determine the appropriate course of first-aid treatment.
Apply: Apply advanced first-aid techniques, including CPR, wound management, and stabilization of fractures.
Activate Emergency services when needed. Know when to activate emergency services.
Psychomotor Domain:
Perform: Demonstrate proficiency in advanced first-aid techniques using available resources and equipment.
Prioritize: Make quick and informed decisions based on the victim's condition and available resources.
Adapt: Modify and adjust first-aid techniques based on the specific situation and environmental limitations.
Affective Domain:
Maintain: Remain calm and collected under pressure while providing first aid in challenging environments.
Emphasize: Prioritize the victim's well-being and minimize further harm while providing first aid.
Develop: Enhance confidence and leadership skills in managing medical emergencies in the wilderness.
Knots, releasable rigging, Rappelling 101, anchors, and Self-Rescue. 5 stations
Fiddle Sticks, Sand Traps, Carin and Deadman Anchors, Mariner’s Hitch conversion