Rope Winterfest 2027: 2-Day Rope Rescue Skills Training Weekend

Rope Winterfest 2027: 2-Day Rope Rescue Skills Training Weekend

February 27–28, 2027 | Sterling Rope Training Center | Biddeford, Maine

Spend a weekend inside Sterling Rope’s indoor training center sharpening your technical rope skills alongside expert instructors from All Hands Fire Equipment & Training. Rope Winterfest is an open-enrollment, hands-on weekend built for rope rescue team members, rope access professionals, and anyone looking to build confidence and capability on rope.

Students rotate through skill stations in small groups, with a mix of individual and team-based skill sets and scenarios ranging from basic to semi-advanced. Each station is about 90 minutes of hands-on training followed by an After Action Review (AAR), so you leave every rotation with real repetitions and real feedback. The weekend also includes a tour of the Sterling Rope factory.

Skill Stations:

1. Pike N Pivot
2. Low Edge Transition
3. Tower Rescue
4. Personal Skills
5. Cross Haul
6. Suspended Worker
7. Vortex / Litter Attendant

Plus: Sterling Rope Factory Tour. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Sterling Rope’s products are made.

Daily Schedule (Saturday and Sunday)

• 0800–1200: Two morning rotations
• 1200–1300: Lunch (provided on site)
• 1300–1700: Two afternoon rotations

Registration Options

• Class Only (no hotel): $500
• Class + Hotel, Shared Room: $635
• Class + Hotel, Single Room: $770
• Hotel packages include breakfast at the hotel. Lunch is provided on site both days for all students.

Who Should Attend

Rope rescue technicians, rope access professionals, and fire and rescue personnel with Rope Rescue Operations level training who want to sharpen their technical rope skills.

What to Bring

Helmet, Class-3 harness, gloves, closed toe shoes

Prerequisites

Students should have Rope Rescue Operations level training (preferred) and be comfortable with intermediate rope skills, including:

• Tying and inspecting common rescue knots
• Building basic rope systems (anchors, lowering and raising systems, belays)
• Working on rope in a technical rescue setting

This weekend focuses on applying and refining skills, not teaching rope fundamentals from scratch.