Glacier Travel Skills – Revelstoke

This course blends a full day of “crevasse rescue” with essential glacier travel skills that will teach you how to avoid falling in a crevasse in the first place! Classroom theory focuses on aspects of glaciology that will guide your route choices.

About the Course

This course blends a full day of learning the rope skills necessary to perform a crevasse rescue, with essential glacier travel skills that will teach you how to avoid falling in a crevasse in the first place! Classroom theory focuses on aspects of glaciology that will guide your route choices. The half-day classroom session is followed by a half day of introduction to the rope skills involved in glacier rescue. We will then spend a full day on the glacier practicing all of these skills.

Maximum of 6 participants
Taught by certified ACMG guides

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our Instructors and Guides

The Mountain Addicts team is obsessed with safety. All of our guides are members of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG). The ACMG is the only internationally recognized professional association of trained and certified mountain guides and instructors in Canada. Our guides come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and Mountain Addicts will find your perfect match.

Mel Makepeace

Ski Guide & Owner

Mel is the owner of Mountain Addicts, an ACMG Ski Guide and Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association. She began her career as a ski patroller in 2008 and now travels the world ski touring and heli-ski guiding. Mel particularly loves facilitating mountain travel confidence in women.

Eric Dahlberg

ACMG Ski Guide

Eric is an ACMG Ski Guide, Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association, and Apprentice Rock Guide. Eric has a broad range of mountaineering experience and remains eternally enthusiastic. He looks forward to sharing his love for the mountains with you.

Will Woods

ACMG Ski Guide

Golden BC resident Will, a seasoned guide for over 25 years, holds a Bachelors in Ecotourism, ACMG certifications, and is an Avalanche Professional. He guides worldwide, passionate about sharing wilderness experiences.

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Ability to travel in the winter backcountry

Equipment List

Required Items: Please bring the following to the classroom session on day 1

Snacks
Pen & Pencil
Harness: a lightweight climbing-type harness with gear loops that can be put on over-top of your boots and outerwear
2 , 5m x 6mm cordalette
2 locking carabiners
2 non-locking carabiners

Required Items: Please bring the following to the second-day field trip

Lunch & Snacks: Bring a variety of small snacks to eat on-the-go, such as bars, jerky, cheese, as well as a sandwich is recommended. We don’t often have the time/weather for a lengthy sit-down lunch
Water/Tea: A warm thermos of tea/hot chocolate as well as 1L of water, hydration packs are not recommended due to cold freezing the tube
Skis: ‘Alpine Touring with touring bindings’ or ‘Telemark’. Please practice transitioning your bindings from ski-mode to walk-mode and back again. Mel Makepeace loves the Icelantic Nomad Lite for ski touring performance

Split Board: with split board skins. Please practice transitions from touring mode to riding mode at home before the field day

Ski Poles: recommended for all modes of travel
Climbing Skins ‘Stick-on type’ (only required if using skis or split boards)
Boots: we won’t be using our skis/boards for travel, only for building anchors, so please wear very warm winter boots
Harness: a lightweight climbing-type harness with gear loops that can be put on over-top of your boots and outerwear
2 , 5m x 6mm cordalette
2 locking carabiners
2 non-locking carabiners
Day Pack: large enough for spare clothes, lunch. 30 liter minimum size recommended
Sunglasses and/or Ski Goggles: we recommend both as high output activities will fog up your goggles. Goggles with multiple lenses are especially handy; XSPEX Goggles “Chaos”
Sunscreen

Optional Equipment: Not essential, but feel free to bring

Chemical hand warmers& toe warmers packs
Field Book & Pencil
Compass, Inclinometer
Ice-screw
Selection of slings
Pulley
Micro traxion
Tibloc
Hollow bloc

Mountain Addicts has some gear available for rent, or check out the local ski shops.

Required Items: Please bring the following to the second-day field trip:

Winter Permit & Winter Parking Permit for Glacier National Pass. Please complete the free online quiz and obtain your passes at least 2 weeks prior to the course.
Lunch & Snacks: Bring a variety of small snacks to eat on-the-go, such as bars, jerky, cheese, as well as a sandwich is recommended. We don’t often have the time/weather for a lengthy sit-down lunch
Water/Tea: A warm thermos of tea/hot chocolate as well as 1L of water, hydration packs are not recommended due to cold freezing the tube
Digital Avalanche Transceiver
Avalanche Shovel: collapsible & metal
Collapsible Avalanche Probe: longer is better
Skis: ‘Alpine Touring with touring bindings’ or ‘Telemark’. Please practice transitioning your bindings from ski-mode to walk-mode and back again. Mel Makepeace loves the Icelantic Nomad Lite for ski touring performance.

Split Board: with split board skins. Please practice transitions from touring mode to riding mode at home before the field day

Snowshoes & snowboard
Ski Poles: recommended for all modes of travel
Climbing Skins ‘Stick-on type’ (only required if using skis or split boards)
Boots: appropriate for your mode of snow travel
Harness: a lightweight climbing-type harness with gear loops that can be put on over-top of your boots and outerwear
2 , 5m x 6mm cordalette (accessory cord) available from Valhalla Pure
2 locking carabiners
2 non-locking carabiners
Day Pack: large enough for spare clothes, lunch, shovel and probe. 30 liter minimum size recommended.
Sunglasses and/or Ski Goggles: we recommend both as high output activities will fog up your goggles. Goggles with multiple lenses are especially handy; XSPEX Goggles “Chaos”
Sunscreen