BCMC - Rethel Couloir (PD, ice)

Trip Information

Name: Rethel Couloir (PD, ice)

Starts: Fri Aug 09, 2013

Meetup:

Return: Sat Aug 10, 2013

Registration opens: Fri Aug 02, 2013

Event category: Mountaineering

Difficulty grade: C5 [?]

For members only: Yes

Screening used: Yes

Max participants: 3

Organizer: Serguei Okountsev

Profile info:

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Trip Planning Questions

* date of your most recent crevasse rescue training

* date of one successful PD ice/snow "Alpine Select" trip

* will you drive or need a ride?

* describe gear that you can share: http://goo.gl/vQLzO

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Participant Information

2-days trip, bivy by the lake

Skills

proven formal basic mountaineering course
crevasse rescue response training

Experience

must have completed at least one PD ice/snow route from Alpine Select List ( http://goo.gl/8j8qb )

Personal Gear

half 8mm 60m dynamic dry rope (or else)
helmet
harness
ice tools (hammer + adze)
3 ice screws (1 long, 2 medium)
2 snow pickets (1 short + 1 long with runners attached)
antibot steel (no aluminum!) crampons
rappel material enough for at least two rappel stations
2 5mm leg prusiks
rescue pulley
ascender (Tibloc or jumar)
minimal rock protection set if you have(cams OK, but passive pro preferred),
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.
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 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 )