CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia - Ranger students conduct a dry stream crossing using a one rope bridge during the second phase of U.S. Army Ranger School known as the Mountain Phase. Conducted at Camp Merrill in the northern Georgia mountains, students receive instruction on military mountaineering tasks, mobility training, as well as techniques for employing a platoon for continuous combat patrol operations in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia - Ranger students observe a Ranger instructor demonstrate rappelling, using equipment from the Army High Altitude Mountaineering Kit. During the first two days at the lower mountaineering, Ranger students learn about knots, belays, anchor points, rope management and the basic fundamentals of climbing and rappelling. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – Ranger students practice removing an ambulatory casualty down a vertical terrain using the buddy rappel technique during the Mountain Phase of U.S. Army Ranger School. Adding to the physical hardships endured in the Benning Phase, in this phase the stamina and commitment of the Ranger student is stressed to the maximum. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – A Ranger student rappels using combat equipment from the Army High Altitude Mountaineering Kit during military mountaineering training in U.S. Army Ranger School. In the first two days students learn knots, belays, anchor points, rope management, mobility evacuation, and the fundamentals of climbing and abseiling. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – A Ranger student completes the 200-foot lead climb during the two-day exercise at Mt. Yonah during the Mountain Phase of U.S. Army Ranger School. Applying skills learned during lower mountaineering, students conduct one day of climbing and rappelling over exposed, high-angle terrain. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – A Ranger instructor talks a student into a belay position during execution of a lead climb during the two-day exercise at Mt. Yonah during the Mountain Phase of U.S. Army Ranger School. Mountain Phase training ends in a two-day upper mountaineering exercise where students apply the skills learned during lower mountaineering. Each student must make all prescribed climbs at Mt. Yonah to continue in the course. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – Ranger students execute a rappel off an overhanging cliff face on Mt. Yonah during the two-day exercise that is part of the Mountain Phase of U.S. Army Ranger School. Applying skills learned during lower mountaineering, students conduct one day of climbing and rappelling over exposed, high-angle terrain. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, Georgia – A Ranger student executes a rappel on an overhanging cliff face on Mt. Yonah during the two-day exercise that is part of the Mountain Phase of U.S. Army Ranger School. The rugged terrain, severe weather, hunger, mental and physical fatigue, and the emotional stress that students encounter afford the opportunity to gauge their own capabilities and limitations as well as that of their peers. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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