Progression and glacial rescue course

Training intended for mountaineers or backcountry skiers who want to acquire knowledge about progression and glacial rescue.

Details

• Ratio: 1 teacher 6 students
• Duración: 1 - 2 days
• Época Ideal: December- May

Contenidos

• Necessary equipment and material for the progression and glacial rescue
• Roping systems: N roping and multiple stringing
• Field-interpretation and choosing the itinerary
• Anchoring in snow and ice: buried ice-axe, buried skis, screw placement
• Ascension through rope
• Simple and combined hoists for glacial rescue
• Making a full glacial rescue exercise

 Necessary material

• Mountaineering boots, cross-country boots and cross-country skis
• 35l bag
• Impermeable jacket
• Impermeable trousers
• Warm clothes
• 2 pairs of gloves
• Bonnet
• Sun and blizzard glasses
• Food and water

*Optional: if you don’t have some of these materials we can borrow you some to make the course.

• Arva, shovel and probe
• Harness
• Helmet
• Crampons
• 1 Classical ice-axe
• 2 safety karabiners
• 1 self-blocking pulley microtraxion style
• 2 ice screws
• 1,80 metres Dynema sewed flat belt
• 50 mtrs rope
• Two 1,50 mtrs and 7 mm lines
• 60 mtrs double rope