Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
WCR - Two-person Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
We will discuss the considerations to travel as a 2-person rope team and introduce solo rescue.
Contacts
Rodrigo Toso
Primary Leader
- Thu, Apr 16, 2026
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Adults
- Casual
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
The sequence for a solo rescue goes as follows:
- Arresting/ building an initial anchor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDcUnocXhpw
- Building a backup anchor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGWb8tGYxs&list=PLajYFniMZtJhlrB6gXJ5ImAZPu2-lhqaY&index=7
- Prepping the edge of the crevasse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBOnQHeGR0&list=PLajYFniMZtJhlrB6gXJ5ImAZPu2-lhqaY&index=4
- Rappel to Ascend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBRHGv_e78I&list=PLajYFniMZtJhlrB6gXJ5ImAZPu2-lhqaY&index=3
- Hauling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRf4fCyass&list=PLajYFniMZtJhlrB6gXJ5ImAZPu2-lhqaY&index=6
Seattle Program Center at 1800, Room TBD
Badges
students will earn:
Glacier Climb Rope Leader
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Bring your glacier travel gear, including your harness and rack, and a helmet. We will be sort-of on the ground, but don't forget your helmet for the sort-of part.
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