Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding & Crevasse Rescue
For those with competent backcountry skiing or snowboarding skills who desire to safely travel on glaciers and to perform crevasse rescues. This course includes 4 workshops and an overnight field trip to Mt. Rainier, where the students will practice roped travel and crevasse rescues. Completion of this course prepares you to ski or snowboard on Mountaineer trips rated M1G, M2G and M3G. The course provides instruction on: route finding, traveling and camping on glaciers, belaying, prusiking, and crevasse rescue systems.
The required equipment includes: metal edge skis and climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes), shovel, avalanche probe, avalanche transceiver, and crevasse rescue equipment.
Course Information: Glacier Travel
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Required Equipment: | Metal edge skis and climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes), shovel, avalanche probe, avalanche transceiver, and crevasse rescue equipment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fee: | $135, for Mountaineers members only. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sign Up: | Click here to sign up or by calling 206-284-8484. Do not contact course organizer to sign up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Info: | Darryl Olson, 425-226-3041before 9PM or email: darryl.olson@gmail.com |
Glacier Travel Seminars
For those backcountry skiers and snowboarders with competent crevasse rescue skills who desire to lead glacier trips, plan routes, safely travel on glaciers and perform adaptive crevasse rescues. The seminar includes one work shop and a one day field trip at Mt. Rainier.
The Seminar participants volunteer to lead discussions and practices of route planning, route finding, roped travel and adaptive crevasse rescue scenarios that interest them. The volunteers prepare discussion material that is distributed to the seminar participants. Participants are encouraged to suggest topics for the workshop and field trip.
The required equipment includes metal edge skis and climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes), shovel, avalanche probe, avalanche transceiver, picket and crevasse rescue equipment.
Course Information:
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| Fee: | No seminar fee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sign Up: | Registration is open and must be completed prior to the first work shop. Click here to register.. Do not contact course organizer to sign up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Info: | For more information, contact Darryl Olson, 425-226-3041 before 9PM or email: darryl.olson@gmail.com |
Workshop Agenda
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Time
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Activity | Leader |
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6:30-7:30
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Work Shop Topic Discussions | Participant Volunteers. |
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7:30-8:30
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Field Trip Topic Practice | Participant Volunteers |
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8:30 - 9:00
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Organize Field Trip Teams | Course Organizer. |
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9:00 - 9:30
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Organize Field Trip Equipment | Course Organizer. |
Field Trip Agenda
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Time
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Activity | Leader |
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8:00 - 12:00
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Route Planning, Route Finding, Roped Travel | Participant Volunteers. |
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12:00 - 4:00
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Adaptive Crevasse Rescue Scenarios | Participant Volunteers |
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4:00 - 5:00
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Topics Debriefing | Course Organizer. |