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WCR - Winter Mountaineering

Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue

WCR - Winter Mountaineering - Source Lake

Weekend Practice and Tour

Contacts

Peter Tran
Peter Tran
Primary Leader
Mark Hurst
Mark Hurst
Co-Leader
  • *Varies*, Moderate, M2 Advanced Ski, Winter Scramble
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft

0700 Alpental Lower Lot

Day 1 consists of hands on snow anchor, belaying, and emergency shelter construction. Day 2 is a tour of Alpental valley or nearby peak. This trip will run pending weather, snowpack, and avalanche conditions. The following weekend (28-29) is a backup weekend for this trip

Avalanche Rescue

  • Review of probing
  • Review of digging
  • Multiple burial scenarios

Anchors

  • Learn and practice traditional snow anchors, like vertical pickets, mid clip pickets, and t--slot pickets
  • Review of bollards
  • Learn/practice using non traditional anchors, like skis, backpacks, water bottles, etc

Belaying

  • Learn/practice methods of belaying a follower, including butt-axe belay, stomper belays

Snow Shelters

  • Practice building overnight snow shelters

Route/Place

Source Lake


  • Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
    USGS Snoqualmie Pass
    Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

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