Crevasse Rescue Dry Practice

October 23rd 2023


Description

The session will start promptly at 8pm in the Tech Lab. Please arrive early.

 

*** Although non-members can sign up, the only guests that will be accepted are VOC members ***

 

All participants must complete a hive waiver: https://hiveclimbing.com/north-shore/

 

This crevasse rescue dry training session is intended to cover the basics of:

  • Recommended gear including traditional methods vs modern mechanical devices
  • Tying in
  • Haul systems
  • Ascending ropes (theory only as the Hive does not have any ropes)
  • Snow anchors
  • Glacier travel advice

 

All skill levels are welcome. The only pre-requisites are knowledge of the knots listed below.

 

Please practice the following knots before the session. We will not review these knots during the course.

 

 

I system that I will teach is based on the following video.

 

Required equipment:

-Climbing harness

 

Strongly recommended equipment:

-3 locking biners

-3 non-locking biners

-1 120cm sling

-1 short prussic cord (5mm ~1.5m; or hollow block)

-1 long prussic cord (5mm, 6m)

-1 pulley (optional)

 

Additional recommended equipment (much or the instruction on rope systems will focus on how to use these devices):

-Petzl Micro Traxion (or similar progress capture pulley)

-Petzl Tibloc

 

I have extra biners, pulleys and some cord which I will bring.

I may ask other people to bring ropes depending on the number of participants.

Guest sign-up

Sign-ups are no longer available for this event.