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Please watch the videos below on Snow Protection, it will help prepare you for the field session.
How to belay on winter climbs
How to belay on winter climbs
What are the key differences to belay on winter climbs compared to summer climbs?
Snow Protection: different type of anchors
Snow Protection: different type of anchors
Snow Protection : different picket anchors
Snow Protection : different picket anchors
Snow Protection : ice anchors
Snow Protection : ice anchors
Snow Protection: bollard
Snow Protection: bollard
In which scenario would you build a Bollard anchor?
Snow anchor pickets : failure modes
Snow anchor pickets : failure modes
What is your takeaway?
Which anchor would you build if you needed to lower an injured climber on a steep slope?
Which anchor would you build if you ran out of pickets?
Snow Protection: how strong are they?
Snow Protection: how strong are they?
Based on this video what are the 3 main factors that impact the strength of a snow anchor?
To go further, please read the article below (Optional) :
https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/objects/ISSW_O-061.pdf
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