Services
Training & Workshops
Custom-built technical rope and rescue workshops for SAR teams, EMS, military units, and wildland fire agencies, designed around your terrain, equipment, and people.
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What It Is
GravityLine provides custom technical rope and rescue training workshops for civilian and professional search and rescue (SAR) teams, emergency medical services, military units, and wildland fire Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) crews. Each workshop is built around the client’s terrain, equipment, and people, from basic rope work through advanced technical rescue and aerial suspension systems. It is instructor-led training built for one team, not a packaged course.
The approach is principles-based: teams learn how rope systems work and why, so they can solve problems they have not seen before and improvise when the terrain or the equipment is not what the plan assumed. Workshops can be designed to meet NFPA, NPS, and USAF curriculum standards. GravityLine delivers skills training and does not issue SPRAT, IRATA, or NFPA certifications.
Audience
Who We Serve
Search and rescue teams — civilian and professional SAR teams, including volunteer teams working with a limited training budget.
Emergency medical services — EMS crews who operate in technical terrain and need rope and rescue skills to reach and package patients.
Military units — units that need rope skills they can adapt to unpredictable missions.
Wildland fire agencies — crews with Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) requirements.
Individuals at open workshops — from time to time GravityLine hosts an open workshop that anyone can sign up for as an individual.
Curriculum
What We Teach
Rope work and technical rescue
Basic through advanced.
Terrain-specific training
Urban, front country, mountain, and remote environments.
Standards-based curriculum
Workshops can be built to meet NFPA, NPS, USAF, and similar curriculum standards.
Equipment from minimalist to specialized
Improvised systems alongside specialized equipment, so a team can work with what it has.
Medical considerations in mountain rescue
How patient care shapes the way a rescue is rigged and run.
Specialty techniques and aerial suspension systems
Advanced systems for teams ready to go past the fundamentals.
Process
How Workshops Work
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Custom workshops for agencies and organizations
Most of GravityLine’s training is built directly with an agency or organization. We design the curriculum around your terrain, your equipment, and your people.
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Open workshops
GravityLine hosts an open workshop from time to time and welcomes anyone to sign up as an individual. Follow us on Instagram to find out when and where.
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Cost
The cost of training is on a sliding scale and depends largely on duration, location, and the number of instructors.
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First step
Reach out to schedule a consultation and describe the specifics of your training requirements.
Why Gravity Line
What Makes GravityLine Different
Principles over procedure.
The training teaches why a system works, not only how to rig it, so a team can adapt in the field.
Built around your team.
There is no standard course. The curriculum starts from the terrain you work in, the equipment you carry, and the people on your team.
Years of professional technical rigging.
The instruction comes from professional technical rigging experience, and GravityLine’s team holds one or both SPRAT and IRATA International certifications.
Clear about what it is.
GravityLine teaches skills and does not issue formal certifications, so you know what the training delivers before you book it.
Clients
What Clients Say
“We appreciate the adaptability of the training curriculum. Our missions are often unpredictable, so we always need to be prepared to solve new problems. Gravity Line sets us up for success with a principles-based approach to rope skills that allows us to improvise.”
A. Jones, US Air Force Pararescue
“It’s incredible how much knowledge is packed into just a few days of training. As a volunteer team, we have a limited budget that we’re always trying to make the most of. When Xander shows up, we know we’re getting our money’s worth.”
R. White, Douglas County Search & Rescue
“We took on a project that was a little bit outside our normal scope in terms of the seriousness of the terrain. We hired GravityLine to make sure our team had the resources and skills to get in and out of the job site safely.”
M. Dahlman, Colorado Department of Transportation
Questions
FAQ
Who provides custom technical rope rescue training for search and rescue teams, military units, and wildland fire agencies?
GravityLine provides custom technical rope and rescue training workshops for civilian and professional SAR teams, emergency medical services, military units, and wildland fire Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) crews. Each workshop is designed around the client’s terrain, equipment, and people, and covers everything from basic rope work to advanced technical rescue and aerial suspension systems.
Does GravityLine issue certifications such as SPRAT, IRATA, or NFPA?
No. GravityLine delivers instructor-led workshops and skills training and does not issue formal certifications. The training is principles-based, built to develop the ability to solve problems in the field, and workshops can be designed to meet NFPA, NPS, and USAF curriculum standards.
How much does a technical rope rescue workshop cost?
The cost of training is on a sliding scale. It depends largely on the duration of the workshop, the location, and the number of instructors. To get a figure for your team, contact GravityLine to schedule a consultation and describe your training requirements.
Can an individual sign up for a workshop, or does GravityLine only train agencies?
Both. GravityLine works primarily with agencies and organizations to build a curriculum for their team, and from time to time it hosts an open workshop that anyone can sign up for as an individual. Open workshops are announced on GravityLine’s Instagram account.
What terrain and equipment can a workshop be built around?
Workshops can be built for urban, front country, mountain, and remote terrain, and for equipment ranging from minimalist and improvised systems to specialized gear. The curriculum can also cover medical considerations in mountain rescue and specialty techniques such as aerial suspension systems.