Name: Garibaldi Neve Traverse |
Starts: Fri Feb 26, 2021 |
Meetup: St David's |
Return: Sun Feb 28, 2021 |
Registration opens: Wed Feb 10, 2021 |
Event category: Backcountry Skiing |
Difficulty grade: C3 [?] |
For members only: No |
Screening used: Yes |
Max participants: 6 |
Organizer: Fred Jiang ![]() |
Profile info: |
What's your ski touring experience? Winter camping experience? Glacial travel and crevasse rescue experience?
Do you have a 30-40m glacial travel rope?
Do you have a way of preventing blisters?
Do you have a vehicle with chains?
What's your fitness level?
Any other comments?
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This is something that's been on my bucket list for a long time and it is the reason I started ski touring. I did attempt it last year but had to turn around just past Opal cone because of poor visibility on the glacier. I'm open to doing it either direction. If the plan is northbound, then do a car shuffle friday after work, camp near elfin lakes; saturday camp near sharkfin, and ski out sunday.
Trip will be postponed if there is unfavorable snow condition, or low visibility.
ALL participants MUST have the following skills, experience and equipment:
previous winter camping experience
glacier travel and crevasse rescue skills
AST 1 minimum
Mandatory individual gear:
Touring set up (well broken in, no rentals)
Avy set (bring spare batteries)
headlamp
helmet
harness
ice axe
navigation
first aid kit (blister kit)
belay/rappel device
A crevesse rescue kit you are familiar with (doesn't matter if it's prusiks/carabiner, or microtrxion/tibloc/pulley, or a combination of them , just know how to use it)
sleeping pad
sleeping bag
sun & wind protection: sunscreen, lip balm, sunglasses and/or ski goggles
clothing for several days in the elements, from hot weather to multiple hours of sub-zero weather
food for 2-3 days
a pack big enough to carry all of the above (and a bit more)