Crevasse Rescue
Self Rescue and Companion Rescue
An intensive one day course designed to keep you safe in Glacial Terrain. Riding on glaciers can be some of the most fun days out you will ever have, but the dangers of crevasse falls should never be under-estimated.
2024/25 Season Price £179GBP.
Courses are usually run early season in December and January - click “Book Now” to see available dates without any commitment.
If you're going to be riding on glacial terrain then you need to know what to do if someone takes a crevasse fall. Could you get your friend out ? Could you get yourself out if someone could get a rope to you ? This intensive one day course will teach you the following: - Crevasse Avoidance - How to build solid anchors - How to carry out self rescue - How to haul a casualty out of a crevasse
The course is run on the mountain, using skis or snowboards to travel. If you would like to arrange a course for Alpinists, travelling on foot, please e mail us and book a day of Private Training.
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Depending on conditions we may or may not use glacial terrain for the training.
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Be warned - Crevasse Rescue is seriously physically demanding. Expect to work very hard on this course, and go home sweaty !
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Professional Instruction throughout the day on a max ratio of 1:4.
Free use of top quality avalanche safety equipment.
Free use of harness, rescue kit and ropes.
Please e mail us in advance if you need to borrow any of the above.
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Standard off-piste riding gear (including avalanche safety kit and helmet).
30m ski rope.
Harness.
5 x screwgate karabiners.
2 x prussik loops.
2 x slings (1.2m when laid flat). Or 1 x 1.2m sling, and 1 x 0.6m sling.
Mechanical traction devices (if you have them) such as Wildcountry Ropeman, Petzl mini traxion or micro traxion, and a pulley. -
We usually meet at 9am inside the cafe Marmattons at Grands Montets ski area. You’ll need a Chamonix Le Pass lift ticket for the day. We begin the day with a theory session in the cafe.