Practice crevasse rescue techniques.Passing protection. Self rescue using prussic loops. Assisted rescue using various pulley systems with emphasis on the 3:1 Z system.

This 2-day course introduces participants to lead climbing using gear for protection. The emphasis of the weekend is on placing gear (camming devices, nuts, etc.) and evaluating placements. Participants will have the opportunity to practice gear placements on mock leads as well as have their placements evaluated by the instructors and other members of the […]

This is a 2 day course intended to introduce club members to single-pitch sport climbing, i.e. leading on on bolted routes. Participants will learn how to use quickdraws to protect themselves on lead on a bolted route and how to setup and dismantel anchors when sport climbing. The first day will be instruction and climbing, […]

Meet at the Hollyburn trailhead. Hike in until we find a good spot to practice. Practice crevasse rescue (escaping the system, drop loop, 3:1, etc.) until we decide we are finished. Hike out. This is a practice session, not an instructional workshop, so you should have some knowledge of crevasse rescue.

Mentoring Program 2019 participants only. Training – steep snow travel, self arrest, possibly crevasse rescue. For interested participants, pre-event mentoring on route planning, with navigation, compass and route finding during event. If conditions are ideal, we will tag all summits of Seymour, and Runner Peak. Event dependent on reasonable weather and avalanche forecasts, duration may […]