Outline

This two-day course is designed for those that want to travel on glaciated terrain. The objective is to learn the basic skill set to find the appropriate route on a glacier, how to identify glacier features, how to conduct crevasse rescue and how to manage the ropes while traveling on the glacier.

This two-day course will set you up with basic glacier travel skills and crevasse rescue. With those things in your tool box of mountain tricks, you can start traveling more comfortably on glaciated terrain.The goal is to prepare you to be able to travel on simple to challenging glaciers with the comfort that you have learned the basics of proper rope skills and crevasse rescue.

Objectives/Outcomes

1. Demonstrate good rope work.
2. Perform crevasse rescue
3. Identify glacier features.
4. Travel efficiently and safely on glaciated terrain.
5. Demonstrate a variety of snow and ice anchors.

Course Topics
1. Mountain safety in glaciated terrain.
2. Basic glaciology.
3. Glacier travel
4. Roping up for glacier travel.
5. Snow and Ice anchors

Price
$375 + GST with min. 4 participants
Please contact us for a quote for a lower ratio and/or for a different itinerary

Now booking for summer of 2018.