Lecture: Intermediate Glacier Travel
Intermediate Glacier Travel Lecture - Mountaineers Kitsap Program Center
Intermediate Glacier Travel classroom session.
Contacts
Jerry Logan
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Thu, Feb 16, 2023
- Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
- Climbing
- Adults
- Easy
- 7 (12 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
7 PM at the Kitsap PC - 1550 Rocky Point Road NW, Bremerton, WA - ready to start at 7.
We will review glacier travel protection progression and methods; emergency snow shelter construction; review of crampon types and ice axe types and use; additional crevasse rescue methods for parties of 2; prepping the climbing rope for 2-person glacier travel.
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Avalanche beacon
Bring your boots and crampons to do some test fitting.
Bring your harness, 3-5 locking and 3-5 non-locking carabiners, and a prusik for practicing the 6:1 drop loop rescue method.
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