Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue (aka Intermediate Glacier Travel) - Mixed Cohort

The Intermediate Glacier Travel course teaches both the technical and non-technical skills needed to comfortably plan and lead a basic glacier climb.

Through evening sessions at the program center and days in the field, students will practice good climbing technique, perfect self and team arrests, learn to place protection in snow and ice, manage moderately-steep snow slopes (up 55 deg), build and equalize anchors, construct advanced haul systems for crevasse rescue, set up group camps, and more!  Lectures will also cover basic expedition planning, including route selection, in-the-field evaluation, a navigation refresher, and how to write a practical trip plan.

The course is composed of a total of 5 sessions: 3 evening sessions at the Program Center and 2 field days.  Attendance at all 5 sessions is required to complete this course, and each session will be offered multiple times.  See the course requirements tab below for the exact offerings.

All students are required to have successfully completed a Level 1 AIARE course prior to attending the in-the-field days.