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Intermediate Glacier Field Trip 2

Field trip: Intermediate Glacier/Alpine Module

Intermediate Glacier Field Trip 2 - Paradise

On this field trip we cover essential glacier travel skills. The purpose of the field trip is to prepare you for your first glacier rope leads. Successful completion of this field trip is required to serve as a glacier rope leader. You will be tested on your mastery of the 6:1 drop loop system for crevasse rescue.

Contacts

Jon Koetje
Jon Koetje
Primary Leader
  • Easy, Easy/Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Elevation Gain: 500 ft

TBD

Program
               
Day 1:
 
Expedition camp set-up (tents, protective walls, cooking)
Snow anchors practice: pickets, ice axe anchors, bollards.
Belaying and lowering techniques
Rappels
Roping up versus climbing unroped (short lecture)
Roping up  (Kiwi coils, inter-climber distance, isolation loops, knotted versus unknotted rope)
French technique practice (ice axe and crampon use on moderately steep terrain)
Other content as taught by the field trip leader and instructors
 
Day 2:
 
Crevasse rescue practice and final assessment: 6:1 drop loop system.
Introduction to the Double Mariner haul (7:1) and/or Team C haul (optional following passing the 6:1 drop loop assessment)). 
               
Note: Successful completion of the glacier/alpine module up to this point, in part, qualifies the student to serve as a basic glacier rope leader.

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Paradise


  • USGS Mt Rainier East
    Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
    Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Glacier travel gear
Helmet, prusiks, harness, carabiners (non-lockers and lockers) 
Ice axe
Picket
Rope
Couple short and double length slings
Cordelette
Belay device (Guide Mode ATC - BD ATC or Petzl Reverso)
Optional - Micro traxion or Tibloc
Tent
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Stove
Filter
10 E's
Extra gloves
Extra layers for cold weather
Trip Reports