I showed up with an outline and a conversation

Rope, Rigging, Reason.

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Hey Reader

Minimal preparation. Best course I've delivered.

Here's the outline:

Introduction. Context. Safety. Knots. Anchors. Harnesses. Ropes. Practical. Rescue.

No slideshows. No workbook. No manual. No videos.

Two weeks before I got there, I had a conversation with the client. Not about gear — about context. What does the team actually need to do? What's their starting point? What's the gap?

That conversation was the preparation.

Here's what happened on the day: I built the course as I delivered it. Not improvised — shaped. Every repetition in a different location. Every principle applied to their actual situation. By the end, the team could do the job.

What the client got out of it wasn't just a trained team.

It was a 40-page Aide Mémoire, developed through delivery and feedback — something specific enough to be useful and nothing more.

I never showed them everything I know. I showed them what they needed.

It starts with a conversation about what your team actually needs. Reply to this email.

Let's chat,

Grant

Grant Prattley

Instructor Rescuer Guide Author Consultant

55 Mckenzie Street, Geraldine, Canterbury 7930
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