Badge
Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
Represents experience in winter mountaineering and advanced crevasse rescue skills.
Description of Skills
The holder of this badge has participated in an advanced crevasse rescue and winter mountaineering trip and has learned the following skills, as witnessed by a Mountaineers leader or designee.
- Assessing route, conditions and terrain quality (including avalanche conditions)
- Safe travel in winter conditions including emergency situations
- Building a variety of snow anchors including but limited to the use of pickets, flukes, bollards, improvised deadman style anchors
- Building and converting multiple hauling systems for crevasse rescue including but not limited to 3:1 z pulley, drop c-pulley and 6:1 haul systems.
WHAT DOES THIS BADGE ALLOW ME TO DO?
This badge allows the holder to participate in Intermediate Alpine Climbing trips when combined with the following additional badges:
- Leading Multipitch Routes
- Leading Trad Routes
- Winter Mountaineering/Advanced Crevasse Rescue
- Basic Alpine Climbing Course
HOW DO I GET THIS BADGE?
Completion of the Intermediate Glacier Travel Course or Module will grant this badge. Please check with your branch committee for course offerings.