Glacier Field Expedition: Intermediate Mountaineering

Overview

This activity is part of the Intermediate Glacier Module - 2026 course. To register for the course, register or cancel lectures and field trips, or cancel entirely from the course, visit the course page.

• Instructor Availability: FULL ( 4 capacity)
• Registration Open:
  Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
• Registration Closed:
  Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Expedition camp set-up (tents, protective walls, cooking)

• Snow anchors practice: pickets, ice axe anchors, bollards.
• Belaying and lowering techniques
• Roping up versus climbing unroped (short lecture)
• French technique practice (ice axe and crampon use on moderately steep terrain)
• Other content as taught by the field trip leader and instructors

Day 2:

• Crevasse rescue practice and final assessment: 6:1 drop loop system.
• Climbing Steep Snow
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  Note:
  
  Successful completion of the glacier/alpine module up to this point, in part, qualifies the student to serve as a basic glacier rope leader.

• Helmet, prusiks, harness, carabiners (non-lockers and lockers)
• Ice axe
• Picket
• Rope
• Couple short and double length slings
• Cordelette
• Optional - Micro traxion or Tibloc
• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping pad
• Stove
• Filter
• 10 E's
• Extra layers for cold weather
• Trip Reports

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