Crevasse Rescue Clinic

A working knowledge of improvised rescue systems is essential for all mountaineers and alpine climbers traveling in glaciated terrain. Although this course cannot replace a detailed mountaineering course, it will give you the specific knowledge to perform a self-rescue in glaciated terrain. The focus is of this course is on:

• Glacier travel route finding
• Rope management skills
• Knots
• Snow and ice anchor theory
• Mechanical raising systems
• Lowering systems
• Self-ascending methods