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: |
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 )
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