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Seattle Basic Climbing Refresher Clinic - Crevasse Rescue

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Seattle Basic Climbing Refresher Clinic - Crevasse Rescue - Mount Rainier Lower Nisqually Glacier

SIG Instructors activity for Vineeth & Manisha's SIG

Contacts

Manisha Powar
Manisha Powar
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Aug 3, 2019
  • Seattle Climbing
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • Adults
  • Basic Glacier Climb, Intermediate Ice Climb
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 3.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,000 ft

early start from Paradise. Exact time TBD.

This is a skills refresher trip for Vineeth & Manisha's SIG. We will open the trip to other  members that are super volunteers or have helped with Basic FTs on the registration opening date. Please do not contact the leaders before the registration open date for permission. Thanks!

This  Seattle Basic Refresher Clinic - Crevasse Rescue - covers the rescue systems used to extract a climber who has fallen into a crevasse while on a Basic glacier climb with two or more rope teams.

Skills to be practiced:

  • Knots used on glacier climbs
  • Prusiking up a climbing rope
  • Pulley rescue systems
  • Safe setup and execution of a rescue system
  • Crevasse Rescue from a real crevasse
Route/Place

Mount Rainier Lower Nisqually Glacier


  • USGS Mt Rainier East
    Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
    Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
  • See full route/place details.
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • Glacier gear, including prusiks and glacier pulley
  • Ice axe
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