| Name: Alpine Practice |
| Starts: Sat Nov 24, 2012 |
| Meetup: |
| Return: Sat Nov 24, 2012 |
| Registration opens: Sun Nov 18, 2012 |
| Event category: Mountaineering |
| Difficulty grade: B4 [?] |
| For members only: No |
| Screening used: Yes |
| Max participants: 6 |
Organizer: Serguei Okountsev  |
| Profile info: |
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Alpine Practice @ mt. Seymour
NOT A COURSE
Skills Required: MUST HAVE PREVIOUS BELAY/RAPPEL/ANCHORS TRAINING . Must have completed at least one PD+ ice/snow route from Alpine Select List.
Agenda: avalanche rescue response, moving in winter alpine terrain, climbing, downclimbing steep snow/ice, running belays / full belays (rope teams of 2, rope teams of 3), dealing with cornices, rappel off snow bollards.
Personal Gear: snowshoes, avalanche gear (beacon, snow shovel, probe), half 8mm 60m rope (or else), snow/ice alpine climbing set (incl. helmet, climbing harness, ice tools (hammer+adze), 2+ ice screws, snow pickets (1 short 1 long with runners attached), crampons (any type), rock pro/minimal rack (if you have), rappel material, ascenders (ti block, jumar), personal emergency kit, headlamp, etc.
Carpool: Indicate if you will drive or carpool. To plan meeting locations organizer will use address from your profile.
To register: IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE please provide:
- date and route number of at least one completed PD+ ice/snow trip (or harder) from the list.
