New Zealand Snow Safety Institute

Glacier Travel Course for Climbers and Back Country Skiers and Snowboarders

Course Objectives:
This course is designed for climbers, back country skiers and snowboarders who wish to gain skills and a better understanding of safe glacier travel. This weekend course will cover correct roping techniques, travel on glacier terrain, route selection and crevasse rescue.

Course content:

Travel on glacier terrain
Correct roping techniques
Crevasse rescue
Route selection
Avalanche awareness

Equipment you are required to bring:

Suitable big backpack
Waterproof and windproof trousers and jacket
Plastic or solid leather tramping boots (spare footwear, trainers etc for lodge.
Gaiters
Layers of thermal clothing (polypropylene, Polar fleece, down or wool)
Hat, gloves – more than one pair
Goggles/glasses and sun cream & lip salve
Sleeping bag
Ice axe & crampons
Personal first aid kit
Torch, spare bulbs and batteries
Notebook and pencil
Drink bottle, personal toiletries, towel, and clothes, for use at lodge.
Transceiver
Helmet
Personal climbing gear – harness, rope, 4 screwgate karabiners, 4 snap link karabiners, 1 stake, 2 long slings, 1 very long sling, 1 short prussic, 1 long prussic, 1 belay device and any climbing gear that you may already have.

Desirable items to bring:

Ice hammer
Camera and film
Shovel and probe

Participants should be over 18 years, of reasonable fitness with previous snow climbing experience. If you have any pre existing conditions of which the instructor should be aware in an emergency it is your responsibility to inform. This information will be confidential.

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New Zealand Snow Safety Institute

Glacier Travel Course for Climbers and Back Country Skiers and Snowboarders