06/03/2026
The International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS) remains the premier “by the people, for the people” gathering for serious rope technicians. Skip the corporate agenda and connect with dedicated practitioners, instructors, team leaders, and innovators who are just like you: a little obsessed with rope stuff.
Year after year, ITRS participants share rigorous field lessons, test data, and practical advances that actually move technical rescue and work at height forward.
This November 5–8, ITRS returns to Golden, Colorado (Denver Marriott West). If you live and breathe technical rescue, mountain or urban SAR, helicopter operations, swiftwater, collapse, or rope access, this is where you’ll find the people genuinely shaping the industry.
At Beal-PMI we’re proud to co-host once again with our friends at CMC Rescue. When the sharpest minds in the business gather to trade real-world solutions and challenge old assumptions, the entire community levels up.
Call for Papers is open now.
Have a strong case study with usable takeaways? New test results on systems or rope performance? A better way to rig, teach, or solve a recurring operational problem? Submit your proposal. This is one of the few forums where real field experience reaches the operators who need it most.
Attendance is deliberately restricted (capped at 180) and the event regularly sells out, so early registration is highly recommended. And fair warning: more than one innovative product or system has been born from cocktail napkin engineering sessions in the legendary hospitality suite after hours.
If you’re the type who geeks out over rope systems, anchors, and high-angle problem-solving, this one belongs on your calendar.
Details & registration: www.itrsonline.org
Are you joining us in Golden this November? Drop a below and tag a fellow rope geek who needs to be there.
Team Beal-PMI
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