Crevasse Rescue and Glacier Travel with Field Day - Saturday, Jun 12, 2021

The Basics:
Event Type:		Training
Event Location:		Local Crag + Glacier
Date(s) & Time:		Saturday, Jun 12, 2021 12:00 AM
Registration Cut Off:		Saturday, Jun 05, 2021 12:00 AM
Event Duration:		2 days
Difficulty Rating:		D1 - See Conversion Chart
Trip Coordinator(s):		Julie Morter Ryan Fox Elisabeth Dupuis
Participant Info:
Who's Invited:		Members Only
Attendee Screening:		Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size:		8
Maximum No. Guests:		0
Minimum Group Size:		4
Maximum No. Guests Per Member:		0
Number Registered So Far:		1 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:		No
Itinerary:
This is a 2-day course including a day of technical practice and a day on a glacier. The cost is $300 for the 2 day, plus GST and a $5 admin fee, for a total of $320. Registration is first-come first-served based on payment of this fee. Make sure you pay using the paypal button AND register for the wait list. There are no pre-requisites, but practice up on your hitches (girth, clove, prusik) and knots (figure 8 on a bight, overhand on a bight, double fisherman). You must be able to hike 10km in the field day on Sunday. Any questions, contact Julie Morter Day 1: The intent of this day is to focus on the technical side of building the crevasse rescue haul system. We'll focus on the 2:1 drop loop haul system with additional mechanical advantage techniques. Additional topics like rope ascent and rappelling as time allows. Content: Technical crevasse rescue 2:1, haul systems, adding mechanical advantage, how to set the rope up for glacier travel, sizing crampons. Day 2: Head out onto a local Lake Louise glacier and learn about glacier travel techniques. Content: Glacier morphology, glacier travel techniques, walking in crampons, snow and ice anchor demo, simple crevasse rescue techniques.
Required Items to Bring:
Day 1: Approach shoes or hiking boots, helmet, harness, belay device, 5 locking carabiners, 2 non-locking carabiners, personal prusik, 2 x 5m cordelettes (6 or 7mm), 1.5m cordelette (6 or 7 mm), 120 cm sewn anchor sling. Optional items include pulleys, rope grabs, ratchets. Day 2: Same as day 1, but it must be hiking or alpine boots with crampons and a mountaineering axe.
Notes:
This course is taught by Patrick Lindsay, owner and operator of Ridgeline Guiding in Canmore.
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines! Cancellation Policy If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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