Prerequisites:
Previous mountain climbing or scrambling.
Highlight Skills:
Roping up for glacier travel, haul systems and snow anchors.
Whether you're looking to summit the local volcanoes of Mount Garibaldi and Mount Baker, or the Bugaboos' alpine rock splitters - all climbers need the skills to travel over glaciers safely and perform a rescue if your partner ever takes a plunge.
Book NowHow to Travel on Glaciers and What to Do If It Goes Wrong
Our Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue provides the fundamental skills for any aspiring mountaineer. The course covers how to approach a glacier, travel across safely, and how to execute a quick crevasse rescue. We spend one day in Squamish working on the technical skills before heading out into the backcountry for 2 days to put those skills into practice in real mountain terrain.
Previous mountain climbing or scrambling.
Roping up for glacier travel, haul systems and snow anchors.
Participants will be immersed into the field for two full days of hard skill training. We'll cover all the required gear for glacier travel and crevasse rescue, a wide range of glacier travel techniques, glaciology, and how to perform crevasse rescue in various scenarios.
Understanding Mountain Hazards
How Crevasses Are Formed
Glacier Travel
Short Roping for Glacier Travel
Pitched Snow Climbing
Self Arrest
Crevasse Rescue
Although our Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue course is an introductory course, basic scrambling or mountaineering experience is required. Participants must also be able to hike uphill for approximately 3 hours to access glacier terrain.
Previous Scrambling or Mountaineering Experience
Understanding of Basic Climbing Knots
Moderate Fitness (hike uphill for 3 hours)
Comfortable in Rough and Undulating Terrain
Flexible Cancelation Insurance
Day 1
9 am: Meet at the Squamish Adventure Centre
Practice Crevasse Rescue and Rope Skills
Understanding the required gear
Haul:Drop Loop 3:1, 6:1
Rappel and Rope Climbing
Lowering/ belay into a steep line or cornice
Setting up a rappel
Day 2
9 am: Meet & Review Gear
Glacier Travel and Navigation Skills
Day 3
Wake up in the backcountry!
