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Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue - Foothills - 2015

Backcountry Skiing Course

Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue

Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue - Foothills

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Richard Karstens
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This course is for those with competent backcountry skiing or snowboarding skills who desire to safely travel on glaciers and to perform crevasse rescues. You must be able to ski or board the equivalent of an ungroomed single black diamond slope with a weighted day pack whose weight is the equivalent of a glacier rope and crevasse rescue gear. This course includes work shops, optional practices and a 2 day weekend field trip at Mt. Rainier where students will practice roped travel and crevasse rescues.

Completion of this course prepares you to ski or snowboard on Mountaineer trips rated M1G, M2G and M3G. The course provides instruction on: route finding, traveling and camping on glaciers, belaying, prusiking, and crevasse rescue systems

Course materials found here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1qNvi1K7qWUME1iSDNVNkt6bHM&usp=sharing

 

COURSE SCHEDULE (2015)

Week

Date

Time

Session

1

4/21/15

6:30 PM

1: Introduction, Glacier Travel and Equipment

4/23/15

7:00 PM

1: Optional Practice Session

2

4/28/15

6:30 PM

2: Knots and Belaying Session

4/30/15

7:00 PM

2: Optional Practice Session

3

5/5/15

6:30 PM

3: Knots, Belaying and Prusiking Session

5/7/15

7:00 PM

3: Optional Practice

4

5/12/15

6:30 PM

4: Crevasse Rescue Systems Session

5/14/15

7:00 PM

5: Mandatory Field Trip Planning and Preparation

5

5/16/15

8:30 AM

Field Trip, Mt. Rainier National Park, Paradise Ranger Station

5/17/15

7:30 AM

Field Trip, Mt. Rainier National Park, Paradise Ranger Station

6

5/19/15

6:30 PM

Graduation Celebration and Improvements Discussion

5/30/15

7:30 AM

Glacier Tour and Crevasse Rescue Field Trip (if needed)

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Course Requirements

This course has no scheduled activities.

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Required Equipment

  • Textbook: Glaciers! The Art of Travel & the Science of Rescue by Michael Strong, et al

  • Skis or snowboard with metal edges

  • Ski or Snowboard Boots

  • Climbing skins or snowshoes

  • Day pack

  • Lightweight gloves with fingers for tying knots

  • Avalanche transceiver

  • Shovel

  • Avalanche Probe (NOT probe poles)

  • Belay Device (must be like one of the following: Black Diamond ATC XP, Trango B52, or Metolius BRD)

  • 2 Pulleys (see FAQ for requirements and suggestions)

  • Seat harness

  • Ice Axe and leash whose length is at least as long as the shaft

  • 1 Locking (Autolock) HMS (pear shaped) carabiner to be used as the Rope Carabiner

  • 3 Locking (Screw Lock) carabiners to be used as the Prusik, Initial Anchor and Main Anchor Carabiners

  • 4 regular (straight gate) carabiners to be used as the Ice Axe, Pack Tether, Chest Harness Sling and Pulley Carabiners. These should be oval shaped and standard size (not undersized).

  • Prusik Slings tied from 6mm Perlon

    • Texas Foot Prusik

    • Texas Foot Prusik tether

    • Texas Harness Prusik

    • Pack Tether

    • 4 Tie-off loops to be used for the Initial Anchor, Pack Prusik and 2 extras
Course Materials

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