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Avalanche Gear Orientation & Practice for Beginners
–5 pm. Meet at MEC (Broadway store) pick up gear & brief orientation. 6 pm. Depart for Mt Seymour, meet in Cafeteria, review outline & plan for the evening 7pm – 9pm. Conduct gear familiarization & practice; team safety, signal search, victim location (probe practice), victim extraction (shovel techniques), evacuation. 9:30 head for home. This […]
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Crevasse Rescue techniques-Dry school
–We will practice prusik rope climbing with and without packs.We will set up a Z pulley system.
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Avalanche Gear Orientation & Practice for Beginners
–5 pm. Meet at MEC (Broadway store) pick up gear & brief orientation. 6 pm. Depart for Mt Seymour, meet in Cafeteria, review outline & plan for the evening 7pm – 9pm. Conduct gear familiarization & practice; team safety, signal search, victim location (probe practice), victim extraction (shovel techniques), evacuation. 9:30 head for home. This […]
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Crevasse Rescue Techniques
–This is a training course on crevasse rescue techniques.We will practice prussiking with and without backpacks.We will practice the set up of z pulleys.
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Introduction to Backcountry Skiing – Part 2
–There will be a lecture/introductory talk at MEC, West Broadway – Snowfest on December 8th at 7 pm. You must go to this lecture to come on the trip. Day trip to Paul Ridge, in Garibaldi Park near Squamish