Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course

Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Online Classroom

Winter mountaineering will teach emergency shelter and avalanche saftey

Douglas Hansen

Primary Leader

Meeting place and time

TBD

Leader's notes

Please look at the Required Equipment tab and read it.

Teleconference to discuss our overnight plans among other things.

We will discuss the location of our overnight as well.

Caltopo map of our winter overnight: https://caltopo.com/m/V91M

Route/Place

Roster

Required Equipment

Avalanche Beacon
Avalanche Probe (minimum 240 cm)
Snow Shovel
Snow Flotation (Snowshoes or Skis) Please do not wear skis if you are not proficient with ski travel up and down hill with a heavy pack
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Snow saw (Optional, but could be required depending on snow conditions)
Avalanche Blue Book (Optional)
Bivy Sack (Optional)
Tarp Materials (Optional)

THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO SPEND A NIGHT OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW IN POSSIBLY ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAN THEIR OWN GROUP GEAR. IE. STOVE, FUEL, FOOD, ECT.

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