Unleash your inner adventurer with our Rope, Rigging, and Pioneering Workshop in Ohio! Learn essential Knots, Riggings, and Simple Machines for your outdoor and suburban needs. Elevate your skills with both premade and improvised options for lifting, moving, and lowering materials. Stay safe with multifunctional Knots and hitches for any situation!
The registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to class start date.
Must be at least 16 years of age to attend the class. Any student under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult registered for this class.
Course Work:
- Rope and Rope types
- Making Rope
- Storing and caring for Rope
- Utility/Commando Ropes
- Knots
- Hitches
- Lashings
- Whippings Splices
- Wenches
- Cranes
- Tackle
- Blocks
- Parbuckles
- Safety Harnesses
- Anchors
- Belays
- Ascending
- Descending
- Tie downs
- Cargo Nets
- Smaller Nets
- Carriers
- Ladders
- Bridges
Camping is Modern so bring a Tent or Hammocks.
Gear List:
- Leather Gloves
- #36 and #6 Bank line (a 1 lb. roll of each)
- 7" Net Needle
- Paracord 100’
- Rope 8-10 MM Anchor Rope 30’
- Marlin Spike
- 1” Tubular Webbing (climbing grade) 30’
- Notebook, Pen/Pencil
- Food and Snacks
- Clothing appropriate for the weather
Port-a-Pots are located approximately 400 yards from the base camp near the parking area.
Water will be available from jugs located in Base Camp. We continually check the water supply to make sure it is readily available.
We do not allow anyone to remain at camp without an instructor present
If you suffer from a medical condition that requires medication, please bring your prescribed medicines with you. If you undergo surgery or a hospital stay within 30 days of the class, DO NOT attempt this course.
As the premier school for self-reliance, our training exceeds that of any other school in the nation; so please take it seriously and take the time to physically prepare
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Cancellation Policy - Click Here
About our School:
- Fully Insured
- Red Cross Certified Training Facility
- EMT’s and Paramedic’s on Staff
- AED on Location
- Epinephrine on Location
- Instructors are CPR and Wilderness First Aid Red Cross Certified
- Low Student to Instructor to create a Pedagogy learning environment.
- Most Instructors either former Military, EMS, or LE
- Dave Canterbury is NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue Certified
- Dave Canterbury is Certified Expert Trapper by Fur Takers of America and a Certified Intermediate Herbalist by the Herbal Academy International School of Herbal Arts and Sciences
- All Instructors are equipped and licensed in HAM radio as well as PLB SAT comms for emergency communications away from classroom area.
- Training area is over 4500 Forested Acres
Disclaimer:
Please make sure you take all gear with you at the end of the class. If gear is left behind, we will not be able to ship it to you, and will be considered abandoned.
Due to property insurance restrictions: There will be no camping on the school property prior to the start of the class or after the classes conclude.
Each class is instructed by highly trained and professional outdoor/wilderness instructors. Each instructor teaches the Pathfinder School system and is authorized by Dave Canterbury. Instructors, including Dave Canterbury, can vary from class to class.
Unleash your inner adventurer with our Rope, Rigging, and Pioneering Workshop in Ohio! Learn essential Knots, Riggings, and Simple Machines for your outdoor and suburban needs. Elevate your skills with both premade and improvised options for lifting, moving, and lowering materials. Stay safe with multifunctional Knots and hitches for any situation!
The registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to class start date.
Must be at least 16 years of age to attend the class. Any student under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult registered for this class.
Course Work:
- Rope and Rope types
- Making Rope
- Storing and caring for Rope
- Utility/Commando Ropes
- Knots
- Hitches
- Lashings
- Whippings Splices
- Wenches
- Cranes
- Tackle
- Blocks
- Parbuckles
- Safety Harnesses
- Anchors
- Belays
- Ascending
- Descending
- Tie downs
- Cargo Nets
- Smaller Nets
- Carriers
- Ladders
- Bridges
Camping is Modern so bring a Tent or Hammocks.
Gear List:
- Leather Gloves
- #36 and #6 Bank line (a 1 lb. roll of each)
- 7" Net Needle
- Paracord 100’
- Rope 8-10 MM Anchor Rope 30’
- Marlin Spike
- 1” Tubular Webbing (climbing grade) 30’
- Notebook, Pen/Pencil
- Food and Snacks
- Clothing appropriate for the weather
Port-a-Pots are located approximately 400 yards from the base camp near the parking area.
Water will be available from jugs located in Base Camp. We continually check the water supply to make sure it is readily available.
We do not allow anyone to remain at camp without an instructor present
If you suffer from a medical condition that requires medication, please bring your prescribed medicines with you. If you undergo surgery or a hospital stay within 30 days of the class, DO NOT attempt this course.
As the premier school for self-reliance, our training exceeds that of any other school in the nation; so please take it seriously and take the time to physically prepare
Meeting Location - Click Here
Cabin Rentals - Click Here
Cancellation Policy - Click Here
About our School:
- Fully Insured
- Red Cross Certified Training Facility
- EMT’s and Paramedic’s on Staff
- AED on Location
- Epinephrine on Location
- Instructors are CPR and Wilderness First Aid Red Cross Certified
- Low Student to Instructor to create a Pedagogy learning environment.
- Most Instructors either former Military, EMS, or LE
- Dave Canterbury is NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue Certified
- Dave Canterbury is Certified Expert Trapper by Fur Takers of America and a Certified Intermediate Herbalist by the Herbal Academy International School of Herbal Arts and Sciences
- All Instructors are equipped and licensed in HAM radio as well as PLB SAT comms for emergency communications away from classroom area.
- Training area is over 4500 Forested Acres
Disclaimer:
Please make sure you take all gear with you at the end of the class. If gear is left behind, we will not be able to ship it to you, and will be considered abandoned.
Due to property insurance restrictions: There will be no camping on the school property prior to the start of the class or after the classes conclude.
Each class is instructed by highly trained and professional outdoor/wilderness instructors. Each instructor teaches the Pathfinder School system and is authorized by Dave Canterbury. Instructors, including Dave Canterbury, can vary from class to class.
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