Youth Rock Climbing Camps are open for booking!
This 1-day course near Snoqualmie Pass will introduce you to the skills necessary for performing a crevasse rescue. This is a great course if you are new to mountaineering or looking for a refresher on the important systems of crevasse rescue.
During our 1-day course we will cover and practice crevasse rescue systems. This course will be run in the Snoqualmie Pass area at an easily accessed venue that will allow us to get the most out of the day.
We will start by discussing how to recognize crevasse hazards when traveling in glaciated terrain. We will then discuss and practice roping up for glacier travel. Throughout the day we will work on a variety of separate skills that are all part of the larger crevasse rescue system. This will be a hands on course practicing these skills throughout the day. This is a great course to get you prepared for one of our Ski Mountaineering or Mountaineering Courses or if you are just looking for a crevasse rescue refresher.
Overall Difficulty Level: Easy-Moderate
Skills Required: No prior mountaineering experience required, but prior knowledge of basic climbing knots is helpful
Fitness Level: Not Very Strenuous
Course Curriculum Includes:
Technical Gear
Snow Travel Gear (depending on season)
Safety Gear (depending on season)
Please note: depending on the conditions and/or venue, you may not need avalanche safety gear. Early season courses may travel to the course site via skis or snowshoes, while later season courses may use only mountaineering boots. We will let you know.
PGS Supplied
This course is open to all modes of travel-- bring what you plan to use when you will be travelling in glaciated terrain. If you'll be in mountaineering boots early season, you may want to bring snowshoes with you to prevent post holing the whole way. If you plan to bring skis late season, just know that the snow can get pretty cruddy, so you may end up carrying your skis to preserve your skins.
Your guide will let you know before the start of your course if you will need avy gear. However, as a general rule, this course is not designed to go far out in the field and it is unlikely that you will be in avalanche terrain.
Perfectly functional and safe crevasse rescue systems can be built using the items on the gear list. We encourage everyone to learn the basics in case something happens on the mountain (like dropping your traction device!). Traction devices are also expensive, so we do not require them in an effort to keep the course as accessible as possible. However, if you have a Micro/Nano Traxion, Spoc, or similar, we encourage you to bring them and practice using your gear.
