NOT A COURSE

For active alpine climbers. Assuming one has already received solid formal alpine training elsewhere, the goal is only to review (and not to learn) fundamental mountain travel skills.

Will cover selected  Top Ten Technical Skills of The Modern Alpine Climber

Skills Required

• MUST HAVE PREVIOUS BELAY/RAPPEL/ANCHORS TRAINING .
• Must have completed at least one PD route from Alpine Select List

Personal Gear

• 30-70m 8mm half rope (or else)
• helmet
• harness + locker + belay device
• ice axe OR a pair of ice tools (hammer + adze)
• 2+ short (61cm)snow pickets
• crampons
• anchor material : two static 8mm cords 2m + 3m
• 2 5-mm prusiks + 1 spare
• rescue pulley
• carabiners: 2 non-lockers + 4 lockers + 1 large pear shape
• Tibloc
• (minimal) alpine rock protection set if you have
• personal emergency kit incl. medical, space blanket, flares (if you have)
• headlamp with spare fresh batteries
• PLB/SPOT/GPS (if you have)

NOTES

• priority is given to those who contribute most to the trip's safety, fun and success (in that order). Opposite statement is true too.
• if you have previously "bailed" less than a day before the start of, or been a "no show" for, one of the trip organizer's previous trips, you need not apply to join this one - you will not get a response.
• trip without Approved Participants is subject to change.
• if minimum safety levels are not met (because of weather, conditions, etc.) the trip will be canceled, last minute cancellations do occur.
• if you want to receive a response you must clearly answer  ALL "Trip Planning Questions".
• if you haven't received response, check your email in Spam folder (some eager service providers mark club's messages as such ).