| Name: Systems for Mountaineering - Glacier Travel |
| Starts: Sat Apr 19, 2025 08:00 |
| Return: Sun Apr 20, 2025 22:00 |
| Registration opens: Sat Feb 08, 2025 |
| Event category: Instructional Program |
| Difficulty grade: A5 [?] |
| For members only: No |
| Screening used: No |
| Max participants: 16 |
Organizer: Justin Bennett  |
| Profile info: |
You must login in order to sign up online for one of the BCMC Trips. If you don't have a BCMC membership account then please obtain one. If you'd prefer to learn more before joining then please join as a 30-day Guest member. Some trips are BCMC members only.
Minimum 9 participants needed to proceed. Please only sign up if you are 100% committed to attending.
Two days of theory and practical practice on the essential knowledge to rig for, and travel on, glacial terrain. Note that this does not cover the anchor building or full rescue scenarios or Haul Systems (see Anchoring - Basics/Intermediate and Rescue Basics/Intermediate and Haul Systems for those practice sessions).
Location
- Apr 19th - Mt. Seymour (Kiosk at North end of parking lot)
- Apr 20th - Mt. Seymour (Kiosk at North end of parking lot)
*Location subject to sufficient snow on Dinky Peak to build safe snow anchors
Minimum Equipment
- Harness
- Helmet
- Suitable clothing for the weather (potentially all day in the rain)
- Anchoring material
- Non-lock biners (min 6)
- Locking biners (min 5, more recommended)
- 1 pulley (2 recommended)
- 2 prussics suitable for the rope you have
- Prussics for ascending rope
- 1 Rope (>30M length, 8.5 – 11mm diameter)
Prerequisites
- Anchoring Basics or demonstrated strong anchoring skills
- Strong knot skills (figure 8, prussik, butterfly, double fishermans, water knot)
Additional Notes:
- Event is open to guests of BCMC members who would like to experience a group practice session before joining the BCMC.
- This is a structured group practice session with no cost for attending.
- Park passed may be required, and this will be organized closer to the date in the Planning Forum
