🏔️ Crevasse Rescue Practise for BMC 2024 🏔️

🗓️ Key Details:

• Start: 6:30 PM
• Distance: 3.86 KM
• Elevation Gain: 260 M
• Route: Seymour Practise
• Meeting Location: Mt Seymour
• Practice Location: Brockton Point

Note: We might end up hiking a bit more if we can’t find good snow to practice on. No guarantees, but hey, more cardio!

📝 Agenda:

6:30 PM – Arrival & Warm-Up:

• Meet at the parking lot
• Gear check and hike up to Brockton Point
• Knots, anchors, and rappelling practice (to accommodate folks joining late)

Knots:

• Clove Hitch
• Super Munter Hitch (sounds cooler than it is)
• Double Fisherman’s Knot

Anchors:

• T-Slot Anchor
• Snow Bollard (the thing from Disney movie)

Rappelling:

• ATC with Prusik
• Super Munter with Prusik (if we’re feeling adventurous)

Crevasse Rescue Practice:

• Techniques for rescuing from crevasses:
  • Z Pulley System
  • Canadian Drop Loop
  • Self Rescue (if time permits)

Rope Travel Practice:

• Practice rope travel techniques on the way back

End of Training:

• Conclude by reviewing what we’ve practised
• Wrap up by approximately 9:30 PM (or whenever we get tired)

📋 What to Bring:

Required Gear:

• Ice Axe
• Helmet
• 2 Prusiks
• Harness
• ATC
• Gloves
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• 4 Carabiners (more the merrier)
• Snacks and water

Optional Gear:

• Poles
• Picket
• Pulley
• Tibloc
• Gaiters
• Headlamp
• Micro Traxion

🔔 Note:

• Carpooling is optional. I can take 3 people with me joining me at the carpool location or on the way. There is no cost for car pooling but for some reason the webpage doesn’t allow me to set 0 for the cost.
• I’ll bring a 6mm 60m static rope and a 7.5mm 30m dynamic rope. The 6mm rope will require some slight modifications to the rappelling technique (because we like to keep things interesting). Gus also offered to bring a rope, we’ll have enough ropes for efficient practise.