Lecture: Intermediate Glacier Travel
Intermediate Glacier Travel Lecture - Mountaineers Kitsap Program Center
Intermediate glacier travel and winter mountaineering introduction including travel, crevasse rescue review and single person crevasse rescue, emergency winter shelters. Brief avalanche rescue review.
- Thu, Mar 4, 2021
- Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
- Climbing
- Adults
- Easy
- FULL (16 capacity)
- 2 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will be via Zoom for this session. 6:30PM ready to begin. Will open the Zoom meeting around 6:20PM to get everyone situated. Zoom link to be added as soon as I receive it.
We will be via Zoom for this session.
Topics: Shelter building and winter camping; single person crevasse rescue for parties of 2; steep snow/ice travel and protection methods; discussion of when to shift protection mode;
Required Equipment
- 2 Pickets
- Climbing harness
- Avalanche Gear (beacon, shovel, probe)
- Crampons (for the FT)
- Flotation (for the FT)