Intermediate Glacier/Alpine Module

This course is designed for  Basic Grads and Tacoma Intermediate Program Students to progress their understanding of snow anchors, snow belays, and roped glacier travel in order to enable them to become competent basic glacier rope leaders. During this module you will also practice winter shelter camping and we will also introduce 2 person glacier travel. 

Required Reading:

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 9th Edition,

Chapter 3 - Camping, Food, and Water

Chapter 16 - Snow Travel and Climbing

Chapter 17 - Avalanche Safety

Chapter 18 - Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue

Chapter 27 - The Cycle of Snow

Snow Anchors for Belaying and Rescue. D. Bogie, A. Fortini.

Self Arrest with Crampons. J. Martin.

Videos:

• How to Rope Up for Glacier Travel
• How to Transfer a Fallen Climber's Weight to a Snow Anchor for Crevasse Rescue
• How to Back Up a Snow Anchor for Crevasse Rescue
• How to Prepare a Crevasse Lip for Rescue
• How to Rappel Into and Ascend Out of a Crevasse
• How to Haul a Climber Out of a Crevasse
• Drop Loop Crevasse Rescue by Gregg Gagliardi

 Recommended Reading:

• Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 2^nd edition, Bruce Tremper, ISBN 1594850844
• Snow Sense, J.Fredston and D.Fester, ISBN 0964399407
• Snow Travel: Skills for Climbing, Hiking, and Moving Over Snow. M. Zawaski.      

Prerequisites:

1. Tacoma Intermediate Program Student
2. If new to the program, you must be signed up and teach at one of the following tacoma basic field trips: FT1 Prep, FT1 or FT2. If you are not new to the program you must be in good standing with the Intermediate Committee on teaching credit requirements (caught up with all other module teaching requirements and/or head by 1 credit, or signed up to teach at one of the above field trips).
3. Have completed or signed up to take AIARE Level 1