Alpine Ice | CS 2

In preparation for the second alpine ice FT, we will be going over how to descend and ascend out of a crevasse and also adding in the 6:1 drop loop.

We'll also be discussing the below incidents.

1. Rescue Radio Podcast - Stuck In A Crevasse On Denali

Please listen to this podcast from Rescue Radio. This is an excellent episode that poses the question 'what do you do when your tools aren't enough?' This continues to drive the point that everything we do in the mountains is highly situational, and that critical and creative thinking are just as important as any other skill that we practice.

2. Lead fall on ice review

Please first read the attached AAI document (below) on how to read an accident report. After that I'd like you to watch the linked vimeo video. After you have watched the video there is some valuable discussion posted to Will Gadd's blog linked here. This exercise is aimed to accomplish two things - 1. teach you how to read/watch through an accident report with an objective set of glasses, and 2. practice debriefing accident reports with an educational intent rather than a judgmental one. This is an important piece in your mountaineering leadership development. 

Review the below videos in conjunction with the ones from CS 1:

Gear: 

• Harness 

• ATC with guide mode

• Pear shaped carbineer

• Pully

• Microtraxion/tibloc

• Carabiners Lockers\nonlockers

• Single\Double Slings

• Cordelette

• 1-2 hero loops

• Hollowblock

• Picket

• helmet

• belay\climbing gloves 

• Mountaineering boots